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William Frederick Byford
1892 - 13/08/1917
Source: Bromley & District Times
Other Memorials: St George's Church, Bickley, Bickley and Widmore Church of England School
Place of birth: Bromley, Kent
Last known address in Bromley: 8 Pembroke Road
Last known address in Bromley: 8 Pembroke Road
Military information
Regiment/Service: Royal Sussex RegimentBattalion/Ship: 11th Bn
Rank: Private
Number: 13378
Family information
Parents: Arthur & Susan Byford (nee Craker)Parents' occupation: General labourer
Siblings: Kathleen, Arthur George, Emily, Samuel, Susan Amelia, Louisa
Relatives on War Memorial: CRAKER, A., CRAKER, G.H.
Wife: Eliza Minnie Halls
Marriage date: 1914
Census information
1901Address: 29 Chislehurst Road, Bickley
1911
Address: 5 Pembroke Road
Occupation: Gardener
Extra details
Frederick was the third of Arthur and Susan's seven children. He was baptised on 19th February 1893. Frederick attended the Bickley & Widmore School where he was a member of the Cadet Corps. He married Eliza Minnie Halls in 1914. Prior to enlisting he was in the employ of Mr Walters of Treadwell Farm, Bickley.
Frederick enlisted in the Royal Sussex Regiment in June 1916. His experience in the Cadet Corps enabled him to be quickly promoted to Musketry Instructor. He died in hospital, in Boulogne, of fever.
Frederick's cousin A E Craker, and second cousin G H Craker also died.
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