| Surname: | Benford |
| Initials: | W F |
| Rank: | WOII (CSM) |
| Army Number: | 551 |
| Notes: | MFP. He enlisted in the Yorkshire Regiment. No. 3712 30/8/92, transferred to MMP 8/5/97. Served Home 30/8/92 to 15/10/99, South Africa 16/10/99 to 20/4/00, Home 21/4/00 to 29/8/13, to discharge. Enlisted age 18 years, born Emsworth, Hampshire, occupation Labourer, Served South Africa 6 months, home address: 5 Kingsley Row, Freemantle, Southampton. 29/8/13 discharged time expired, at Aldershot, age 39 years, served 21 years. Re enlisted 7/9/14, served home 7/9/14 to 30/7/19 to discharge rank WOII CSM. He has the same No. as L/Cpl W M Holland, MMP. Awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, Army Order 92 of 1911. Post war address: 41 Balliol Road, Buckland, Portsmouth. Served in Southampton Harbour Police. Served in No.8 Kent Area, Eastern Command. 29/8/1903 he married Edith Emily Woods at Portsea, they had 5 children. Info from Pension Index Card:- 42955. Benford, William, MFP, 551, 30/7/19 to class Z reserve, Z/Misc/2289, 4 Balliol Road, Buckland, Portsmouth, 21/9/20, Rejected. William Frederick Benford. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: QSA Medal Roll WO 100/234 Page: 198 July 5, 1901) |
| Citation: | Clasp: Cape Colony. |