Sapper 13520 Charles Benford 30th Company Royal Engineers

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Portsmouth Evening News - Friday 25 February 1944

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Strangely no Military, only 1881 record he onboard HMTS Jumna L/Corp 13520 RE, attested 1875, this record states birthplace as Hastings in fact this is a misspelling and should read Harting as on various census records. Born 1 March 1854 Harting Petersfield Hants, 1901 census 14 Saxon Rd Winchester, he is Clerk of Works War Dept, M.to Lucy Charlotte [nee Foster] one child. He married Lucy 17 March 1878 at St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent, his name is given as Charles Acquilla Benford on the marriage record the only record with the name Acquilla, 1911 census Dilkuska Park Road, Cheam, Clerk of Works, 1921 census Havant. Lucy dies Sept Qtr 1924 in Havant District. 1939 register 26 New Road, Havant, he is Clerk of Works Rtd, he dies June Qtr 1947 age 93 in Gosport District.
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