Private 12349 Lewis STANFORD                                                                                                                                                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regiment & Unit

5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Enlisted On/At

August 1914 at Birmingham

Former Regiment

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lewis stanford

Details & Age at Death

Killed in Action, Thursday, May 3, 1917 aged 24

Medals

1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle

Battle of Arras

Place of Death

Arras

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CWGC Grave/Memorial

Arras Memorial

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

On the day he was killed the 5th Battalion was ordered to attack enemy lines near St Rohart Factory near Arras.

 Family & Personal History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Birth Date & Place

Oct Qtr 1892 - Buckland, Gloucestershire

Baptism Date & Place

7 May 1893 at Studley, St. Mary

Parents

Henry Thomas & Julia
of Broom, Bidford on Avon

Wife & Marriage

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Children

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Address History

  • 1915: Broom, Bidford on Avon

School(s), Colleges & University

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Occupation(s)

1914: Miller at Broom Mill

Other Information

 

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