George Gifford
Memorial: Frampton Cotterell - St. Peter’s Church
Regiment: Wiltshire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 33926
Parents: George and Eliza Gifford (nee Pullin)
Home address: Harris Barton, Frampton Cotterell, Bristol
Date of birth: 1895
Place of birth: Frampton Cotterell, Bristol
Date of death: 14/08/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium (Ref: Panel 53)
Age: 22
Further information:
George Gifford was born in 1895 to parents George and Eliza Gifford, who lived at Harris Barton, Frampton Cotterell. He was brother to William and Victor. Their father worked as a mason’s labourer and was born in Frampton Cotterell
George Gifford served with the 1st Battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment as a private. He was Killed in Action on the 14th August 1917 at the age of 22 years
He was awarded the Victory and British War medals and is remembered on the Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium (Ref: Panel 53) and on the Chipping Sodbury and District War Memorial Cottage Hospital board, which is now at Yate and District Heritage Centre
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Yate and District Heritage Centre, Glosgen.co.uk and Forces War Records