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Record #5436
Name :
: John William STAFFORD (1898 - 1918)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 12 Jul 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1 Oct 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Northumberland, Newcastle
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Cambrai
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Aug 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Ruttle
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1911, John William Stafford, 12, domestic, with Gideon H Ruttle and family in Huron, Bruce, Ontario. Immigrated from England in 1906.

On June 2 1917, John William Stafford enlisted in Canadian Army, he gave his address as 17 Walnut St, Niagara Falls, Ont. His next of kin was given as Florence Stafford, sister, Woodstock, Ont. His birthplace was declared as Newcastle, England. His occupation was Machinist. He was 5'4" with brown hair and grey eyes, with 2 scars on his left arm. His religion was listed as Methodist.

A marriage was recorded between Rose O Pratt and John W Stafford in Eton, England in the Sept Quarter of 1918.

On 1 October 1918, John W Stafford was killed in action in France. His next of kin was named as his wife, Rose O Stafford, Love Green, Iver, Buckinghamshire. He is buried in Canada Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Cambrai. Plot: I. C. 14.

It appears that his wife never remarried and died aged 95 in Bedford in January 1992.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56143954 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-05 13:28:42 / From original database


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