Private William Batchford

Army Number : 29836

Battalion : 11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Awards : M.M. (Military Medal)

Born and lived in Nottingham. Son of Enoch and Mary Ann Batchford, of 3, Dane Street, Alfred St. Central, Nottingham. He was a lace threader prior to enlisting at Nottingham. He was awarded the Military Medal, London Gazette 24th January 1919, For gallantry and devotion to duty when taking part in a raid on the enemy trenches on the Asiago plateau, near Ambosini, Italy, on 9th September 1918. He died of wounds, 21st October 1918, aged 23, at Bagthorpe Military Hospital, Nottingham.

Commemorated : Nottingham General Cemetery, United Kingdom. Screen Wall. 03259.

Private William Batchford is also commemorated on the following local memorials :-
Victoria Embankment War Memorial, Nottingham.