SIDNEY OWEN HANNAFORD
1895 – 1976
Born in March 1895 to John Henry Hannaford and Susan Nosworthy. Sidney had two elder brothers Lewis John and William Herbert, and a younger sister Mabel together with a younger brother, Ernest.
Sidney attended Widecombe School between 1900 and 1909.
In 1915 Sidney enlisted in the Somerset Light Infantry and records indicate he served with both the 6th and 7th Battalions.
Medal records show Sidney served on the Western Front during his service but we have been unable to identify in which specific battles he fought. He was demobilised in 1919.
Sidney returned to his life and work at Blackslade Farm in Widecombe.
In 1935, aged 40 he married Louisa Evelyn Caunter, daughter of Samuel Caunter who also appears on the Widecombe Roll of Honour.
Sidney died in 1976, aged 81 years.
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