Samuel Gough Stafford
Memorial: Littleton-Upon-Severn - St Mary's Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 200076
Parents: Henry James and Laura Stafford
Marital status: Married
Home address: Home Address: Stock Farm, Thornbury, Bristol Lived: Moor Farm, Oldbury on Severn, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Farmer
Date of birth: 1894
Place of birth: Littleton-upon-Severn
Date of death: 1958
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at St Arilda's Churchyard Oldbury on Severn
Further information:
Samuel was born at Littleton-upon-Severn, the son of a farmer and the second eldest of five children with two sisters and two brothers. One of his younger brothers Edward also saw war service and both brothers served and returned.
Samuel married Adelaide Cox Grove, a farmer's daughter in 1923 and they had a son James born in 1924. In 1939 Samuel was working as a dairy farmer at Moor Farm assisted by his son.
Samuel died at home and his death was not war related.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/