Rifleman R/720 Samuel WARD

Rifleman R/720 Samuel Ward{gallery}Rfn S Ward{/gallery}7th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Died of wounds in France and Flanders, 26th August 1917, aged 40

• Buried: Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France. Grave ref:  II.J.15
  
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War & Victory medals
• Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Ward [nee Thornton]
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Ansley
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Rifleman Ward
• NNWFHS Ansley War Memorial Page
• Menin Road South Military Cemetery
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born 1877 in Ansley. Baptised 4 Nov 1877 at St. Lawrence Church, Ansley
  
• Employed as a coal miner [1901 & 1911]
  
• Lived at Brook House Cottage, Ansley [1901]
• Lived at Hood Lane, Ansley [1911]