WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 63404 | Gunner George Wilford | No 1 Depot, Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery | Born 1892 |
| Died 22/01/1915 in Military Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. No 1 depot of RFA was at Newcastle on Tyne. |
 Buried
in Bingham
Cemetery |
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| Parish Magazine | Gunner Wilford at the Military Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne on the 22nd January 1915 wounds sustained whilst undergoing training in the UK. He is buried in Bingham Town Cemetery. | ||
| SDiGW | Enlisted in Nottingham | ||
| CWGC | Son Of Henry Thomas And Emma Wilford, of New Gate St., Bingham. | ||
| Register of Effects | Entry showing back pay crossed out with a note to say it had been paid at Corps by C.O. Note in red that with less than 6 months service George was ineligible for a War Gratuity. | ||
No records on ancestry.com except SDiGW
Family history etc
| 63404 | Gunner George Wilford | ||
| 1892 | Born in Bingham | ||
| Census 1891 | Family living in Main Road, Saxondale: William, b 1882 Bingham Thomas baptized 1885, died 1886 Henry b 1887 Saxondale Emma, b 1899 |
Agricultural Labourer | |
| Census 1901 | L iving in Long Acre, Bingham with: Father: Henry T, b 1845 in Bingham Mother: Emma, b 1862 Siblings: William, b.1882 John Thomas, b 1887 Emma Henry J, b Bingham 1891 John, b 1893 |
Bricklayers Labourer carter on farm working boy on farm |
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| 1905 | Mother Emma died | ||
| Census 1911 | George lived next door to parents in Long Acre with Brother Henry, b 1888 |
Working as Farm Labourer
Farm Labourer |
William boarding with farm foreman in Bolsover, but gives age as 25 (ie
b. 1886) Henry served in WW1 |
| Research Note | George’s second cousin William also served, and survived. See also Wilford genealogy chart. | ||