Browse this website Close this menu
This data is related to World War 1
L/Cpl

William Ward

Service Number 306349
Military Unit 1/8th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 23 Apr 1917 (21 Years Old)
Place of Birth Torksey
Employment, Education or Hobbies Unknown
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

No Photos