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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 20
November 1915

Death of Redditch Territorial Sergeant – Military Funeral – Military honours
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were accorded on Wednesday at the funeral of Sergeant J. Halford, of the 8 Battalion,
Worcestershire Regiment, formerly of Redditch, who died at the military hospital,
Bournbrook. Sergeant Halford, was at one time a member of Redditch (H) Company, and re-
joined his regiment soon after the outbreak of the war. After doing useful work in recruiting
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he was attached to the 2/8 Battalion, but was subsequently seized with illness. A short
service took place at St Stephen’s Church, the Vicar (the Rev. A. Cardross Grant) officiating.
In addition members of the Redditch Rifle Corps, together with the band, and members of
the Redditch Recruiting Committee, attended. A firing party of soldiers from Worcester was
present, and the bearers were six soldiers who were home on leave. There was a large
gathering of people at the cemetery where the last rites were performed by the Vicar, the
ceremony concluding with the firing of a volley over the grave, and the sounding of the last
post by the bugles. Deceased leaves a widow and a large family, with whom much sympathy
is felt.

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(On Ancestry Site, Military Records, L/Corporal John Albert Halford, (3913), 3/8 Battalion,
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Worcestershire Regiment, resided in Redditch, enlisted in Worcester. died 13 November
1915 at home.)
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial and St Stephen’s Church memorial, Redditch.
On the 1911 census John Albert Halford aged 37, Fish Hook Maker, was married to Emma and they lived at 95
Lodge Road, Redditch. They had 6 children living at home.)

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