Basic Details
Surname
Trafford
Forenames
George W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
George William
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married, with a child, and enlisted in 1935. He became a POW when captured by the Japanese in Malaya and was said by survivors to have been killed when a US submarine sank the transport Lisbon Maru. The date of his death was given as both the 12th and 15th of September and he is also commemorated on IWM 2224, 596 and the Singapore Memorial
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Artillery
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1944
Month of death
September
Age at death
28
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Missing