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


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

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

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
3052 ABBOTT, Alfred1893ENG,     Mar 1911 : Grampian CAN Unknown  
5679 ALCORN, Agnes Maxwell1894SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
17067 ANDERSON, Charles Francis Walker1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1911 : Grampian CAN Labourers & Domestics  
5841 ASKEW, Thomas1895ENG, NTT Feb 1908 : Grampian CAN Louisa Birt  
23421 AUSTIN, Reginald James1905ENG,     Sep 1920 : Grampian CAN National Childrens Home  
21836 BARKER, Elsie1903SCT, PER Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
13152 BARR, Archibald C1895SCT,     Apr 1908 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
9817 BATHGATE, Andrew1894SCT,     Apr 1908 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
19779 BEAUCHAMP, Nellie1900ENG,     Nov 1916 : Grampian CAN Unknown  
21573 BEGG, Douglas1908ENG,     Sep 1920 : Grampian CAN National Childrens Home  
4695 BISHOP, Fred ENG,     Feb 1908 : Grampian CAN Louisa Birt  
6489 BLYTH, James1892ENG,     Apr 1908 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
22575 BRIERLEY, Philip John1892ENG, LND, North Kensington Mar 1911 : Grampian CAN Labourers & Domestics  
22915 CAMPBELL, David1897SCT,     Apr 1908 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
23878 CRAIG, Isabella Ferguson Stewart1903SCT,    , Wishaw Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
3476 DICK, Ina1895SCT,     Jul 1909 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
13394 DRUMMOND, Grace1902SCT,     Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
10284 DURHAM, Matthew1895ENG, MLN, Leith Apr 1908 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
6562 FULTON, Frederick1898ENG,     Feb 1908 : Grampian CAN Louisa Birt  
12545 HART, Hlen 1898SCT,    , Maryhill Jul 1909 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
12547 HART, Jean ENG,     Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
11769 HART, Nellie1899ENG,     Jul 1909 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
16665 HOCQUARD, Frederick John1906ENG, WIL, Devizes May 1920 : Grampian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
16666 HOCQUARD, Wilfred Charles1904ENG, WIL, Devizes May 1920 : Grampian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
20418 JENKINS, William1898ENG,     Feb 1908 : Grampian CAN Louisa Birt  
3616 KINGHORN, Annie1899SCT,    , Edinburgh Jul 1909 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
17848 LANDYMORE, Frank1893ENG,     Mar 1911 : Grampian CAN Labourers & Domestics  
3238 LAWSON, George1887SCT,     Apr 1908 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
3618 LETFORD, Euphemia1895SCT,    , Kirkintilloch Jul 1909 : Grampian CAN Quarriers james letford  
23020 LETFORD, William Alexander1897SCT, DNB, Kirkintilloch Apr 1908 : Grampian CAN Quarriers james letford  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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