Basic Details
Surname
Gifford
Forenames
Gordon Arthur
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Service number
235242
Notes
Address recorded on the Roll as 59 Bright Street.

(CWGC records that Private Gordon Arthur Gifford, regimental number 235242, died aged 19 on 24/3/1918 while serving in 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, and is commemorated on Bay 6 of Arras Memorial in France. They record him as the son of William and Edith A Gifford of Peterborough).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
South Staffs
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
2nd
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The South Staffordshire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Villereaux
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
March
Day of death
24
Manner of death as stated
Reported missing, believed killed in action in or near Villereux
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
59, BRIGHT STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial