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Surname: GIFFORD
Forename(s): George Percy
Place of Birth: Brierfield, Lancashire
Service No: 32230
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry)
Battalion / Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion
Division: 22nd Division
Age: 32
Date of Death: 1918-11-27
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: 15.
CWGC Cemetery: DEDEAGATCH BRITISH CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
George Percy Gifford was the son of John and Mary Gifford, née Yeadon. John was born at Settle and Mary at Langcliffe, Yorkshire.
1891 Brierfield, Lancashire Census: 28, Montague Street - Geo Percy Gifford, aged 7 years, born Reedley Hallows, Lancashire, son of Jno Gifford, widower.
1901 Brierfield, Lancashire Census: 3, Carlton Street - Percy Gifford, aged 17 years, born Brierfield, son of John Gifford, widower.
1911 Brierfield, Lancashire Census: 35 Halifax Road - G.P. Gifford, aged 26 years, born Brierfield. [George and his father, John, were boarding with Alexandra [sic] and Maggie Stewart.]
George was married to Mary Ann Holt in 1912.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte George P. Gifford, 32230, King's Shropshire Light Infantry.
George is commemorated on the Brierfield War Memorial.
Data Source: Memorial Inscription on Family Gravestone
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Private George Percy GIFFORD
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 22nd Division
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