Son of the late George and Jane Hesford, of 301, Ainsworth Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted March 1915. Died of wounds at a casualty clearing station.
Hesford, Arthur –
Personal details
- Surname: Hesford
- Forename: Arthur
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: December 30th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Gunner
- Unit: "C" Battery, 168th Brigade.
- Service number: L/2933
- Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: VI. BB. 55.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/03/1915 11/01/1918 18/01/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6c/d* 6h