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John William George Sandford (1916-2001)

Soldier
Service No:184247
Rank:Captain
Squadron:HQ
Role:O.C. A1 Echelon
Service:Gazetted 2nd Lieut, 19 Apr 1941. Joined 23H on 28 Apr 1941.
Wounded:2 Apr 1945
Mentioned in:
War Diary
28 Apr 1941, 2 Apr 1945
23H Story
Page 6, Page 96, Page 215, Page 277
Casualty List
Record 1, Record 2
Other
Army List
Civilian
Occupation:"Trooper awaiting transfer to Officer training" (1939)
Residence:The Rectory, Thingoe, Suffolk (1939),
Moulton Rectory, Newmarket, Suffolk (1945)
Birth:15 Apr 1916 in Kingsbridge, Devon
Death:5 Oct 2001 registered in East Devon district
Marriage:to Ciceley Eileen Brereton 26 Jun 1940 at The Parish Church, Moulton, Suffolk
[Bury Free Press, 29 Jun 1940]
Children:2 sons, 1 daughter
Images:[Photo]
Parents
John Hamilton SandfordFlorence Marjorie Tudor Webb
Clergyman.
St Mary's church, Lynton, Devon (1925),
Birth 31 Oct 1876 in Chesterton, Staffordshire.
Death registered Mar 1963 in Sudbury, Suffolk.

Reverend, Royal Army Chaplain's Department in WWI.
Birth 1 Oct 1884 in Kingsbridge, Devon.
Death registered Jan 1961 in Sudbury, Suffolk.
Marriage registered Sep 1915 in Totnes, Devon.

Notes

John is on the list of those who attended the 23H reunion in 1959.