William Ward
Service Number
306349
Military Unit
1/8th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Date of Death
23 Apr 1917 (21 years old)
Place of Birth
Torksey
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
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Family History
William, was born at Torksey in 1896 the son of George Randall a farmer and Fanny Ward, of Sutton-on-Trent, Newark, Notts. The 1911 census shows the family living in Dunham on Trent , William is 15 years of age and was born at Torksey, he is a farm labourer and has 6 siblings.
Military History
Soldiers of the Great war records shows he enlisted at Retford and also states he was born in Dunham on Trent and residing at Dunham. His name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France
Extra Information
CWGC - Son of George K. and Fanny Ward, of Sutton-on-Trent, Newark, Notts.
Photographs
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