SHERRIFF Francis

  • First Name(s):
    Francis 
  • Surname:
    SHERRIFF
  • Service Number:
    18820
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    9th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    10th August 1915
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Helles Memorial, Turkey, Panel 104 to 113.
  • Place of Birth:
    Pershore, Worcestershire, resident Defford, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Brother of Mrs. Jessie Stanley, 93 Green Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham

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SHERRIFF Francis Is Named On These Memorials

Defford St James’s Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Surname incorrectly spelt SHERIFF on the memorial

Further Information About SHERRIFF Francis

A newspaper report in the Berrow’s Worcester Journal refers to this casualty as Frank Sherriff and his brother as Dick Sherriff.  A photograph of Private F. Sherriff of Defford can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 26th May 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.

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