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Record #23020
Name :
: William Alexander LETFORD (1897 - 1917)
  aka : William Alexander WRIGHT


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 2 May 1897   Notes : Source : Scotland's People

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1 May 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Dunbarton, Kirkintilloch
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Apr 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Grampian

Placement Family
: Wright
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Quarriers
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private William Alexander Letford Wright.

1901 Scotish Census for William Litford with his mother, Esther Litford in Campsie, Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland also includes siblings Richard (10), Esther (8), Euphemia (5), Hugh (2) as well as Janet (17) who is listed as a sister-in-law to the family.
In 1891, Janet is the daughter of Elix A and Richard Letford of 13 Backcauseway, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.

1911 Canadian Census for William Letford in the household of Ellen and Henry Wright. Listed as Domestic, William was born in May 1897 in Scotland.

Attestation papers for World War I were signed on 7 Oct 1915 in Brookville Ontario. William was born 4 May 1887 in Scotland. Next of Kin was listed as Miss Effie Letford, his sister, in Elgin, Ontario, Canada. 5'7" in height with blue eyes and light brown hair, William had a burn scar all along his left shin bone. He also had a scar at the base of his index finger of his left hand. His religion was noted as Church of England.

Canada War Grave Registers and Circumstances of Casualty notes he was Killed in Action. He is buried in La Chaudiere Military Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56436565

Birthdate corrected 16.12.2015 james letford  
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-06 20:37:17 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : james letford , alanmack

Last Updated : 2015-12-16 22:47:36 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23020 LETFORD, William Alexander1897SCT, DNB, Kirkintilloch Apr 1908 : Grampian CAN Quarriers james letford