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Private

Henry Guilford

Service Number 31766
Military Unit 17th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 13 Aug 1917 (21 Years Old)
Place of Birth Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies He attended All Saints Sunday School and was a member of 10th Nottingham (All Saints) Company Boys Brigade. He was employed by John Player & Sons as a tobacco weigher up in 1911.
Family History

He was the son of William and Alice Guilford and the brother of Lily, William, Ada and Albert Guilford of 14 Gadd Street.

Military History

Enlisted October 1915. Died of wounds and buried Etaples Military Cemetery (grave ref XXV.M.1)

Extra Information

Nottingham Evening Post notice (abridged), 5 September 1917: 'Private H Guilford, Sherwood Foresters, 14 Gadd Street, Nottingham, died of wounds August 13th.' War obituary, All Saints Church News, October 1917: 'Harry Guilford, 14 Gadd Street, Private Sherwood Foresters, he enlisted October 1915, died of wounds August 13th 1917, aged 21. He won several prizes at our Sunday School and was in our company of the Boys Brigade.'

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