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Private John Stafford arrived in France on 5th October 1915. |
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Private John Stafford is buried in Pond Farm Cemetery, south west of Ypres in Belgium. |
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Private John Stafford is commemorated locally on Moy War Memorial and Dungannon War Memorial. |
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It seems John's mother died and the family split up. His father remarried and started another family. A 1911 census listing suggests John was working on a farm in Benburb. |
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John Stafford was the son of Thomas and Mary Stafford. Thomas was born in Clonfeacle, County Tyrone about 1890. |
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John enlisted in Omagh with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He volunteered from the ranks of the U.V.F. |
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Private John Stafford was killed in action in Belgium on 21st November 1916. He was 26 years old. |
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The CWGC records Private John Stafford as the son of Mr T Stafford of Moy, County Tyrone. |
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From the Tyrone Courier dated 7 December 1916: |
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The 1901 census lists John as age 11 living with his family at house 4 in Culkeeran, Moy, Tyrone. Thomas Stafford was a farm labourer. |
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From the Mid Ulster Mail dated Saturday 9th December 1916: |
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Mr Thomas Stafford, of Broughadoey, Moy, has received intimation that his son, Private John Stafford, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, has been killed in action. He volunteered from the ranks of the U.V.F. |
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Mr Thomas Stafford, of Broughadoey, has received intimation that his son, Private John Stafford, Inniskilling Fusiliers, has been killed in action. |
