ALLFORD, William

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, BelgiumCredit: Unknown

Private
C Company 2nd Battalion
Hampshire Regiment

William was born 1893 in Borden, Hampshire to Matthew & Mary Jane ALLFORD who were living at 4 Robin Hood Street, Newport at the time of William’s death in 1916.

William, aged 24, died from the effects of gas poisoning on the 9th of August 1916. He is buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription: “GOD WILL LINK THE BROKEN CHAIN WHEN IN HEAVEN WE MEET AGAIN” chosen by his father. William rests alongside just under 10,000 of his First World War Comrades including 24 that remain unidentified.

William is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.