Individual Details
Welford John BUNYAN
(3 Sep 1883 - Abt Jul 1970)
Events
| Birth | 3 Sep 1883 | Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 30 Sep 1883 | Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, England |  | | |
| Census | 1891 | Scholar - High Street, Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1901 | Pupil Teacher - Great Boulsdon, Newent, Gloucestershire, England | | ||
| Marriage | Abt Oct 1905 | (Registration District), Alresford, Hampshire, England - Lillian Mabel FRANCIS | | | |
| Census | 1911 | Elementary School Teacher (Borough Council) - 17 Colebrook Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | | ||
| Residence | Abt Sep 1915 | 17 Colebrook Road, High Brooms, Kent, England | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Sep 1915 | School Master - High Brooms, Kent, England | | ||
| Military | From 16 Sep 1915 to 25 Mar 1919 | Kent Cyclist Battalion, British Army | | | |
| Death | Abt Jul 1970 | (Registration District), Dartford, Kent, England | |
Families
| Spouse | Lillian Mabel FRANCIS (1885 - 1977) |
| Child | Lillian Iris BUNYAN (1906 - ) |
| Father | Jacob Francis BUNYAN (1856 - 1941) |
| Mother | Elizabeth WELFORD (1856 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Oscar Frank BUNYAN (1879 - ) |
| Sibling | Fanny R BUNYAN (1882 - ) |
| Sibling | Winnie M BUNYAN (1886 - ) |
| Sibling | Gladys Ethel BUNYAN (1888 - ) |
| Sibling | Douglas Harry BUNYAN (1890 - ) |
| Sibling | Percy H BUNYAN (1894 - ) |
| Sibling | Sidney E BUNYAN (1898 - ) |
| Sibling | Harold BUNYAN (1900 - ) |
Notes
Baptism
Extract from parish register: Baptisms solemnized in the parish of Tetsworth in the county of Oxon in the year 1883No: 416
Date: 30 September 1883
Name: Wilford (sic)
Parents: Jacob Francis & Elizabeth
Surname: Bunyan
Address: Tetsworth
Occupation: Carpenter
By: John ?, Vicar
Marriage
In 1911 census say married 6 years.Military
Extract from service records: Attestation form dated: 16 Sept 1915No: G15561
Name: Welford John Bunyan
Corps: Kent Cyclist Battalion
Address: 17 Colnbrook Road, High Brooms, Tunbridge Wells
Statement of service:
Embodied - Pte - Kent Cyclist Btn - - 16 September 1915
Transferred to East Kent Regiment - 16 September 1916
Posted missing - Sgt - 3 May 1917
Prisoner of War - Sgt - 3 May 1917
Discharged - 25 March 1919
Military History Sheet:Home - 16 Sept 1915 to 25 July 1916
B.E.F. - 26 July 1916 - 2 May 1917
P of W - 3 May 1917 - 26 Dec 1918
Home - 27 Dec 1918
Medals: British War & Victory Medal
Wounded: 3 October 1916 & 3 May 1917
Next of kin: Wife - Lilian Mabel Bunyan - 17 Colebrook Road, High Brooms, Tunbridge Wells.
Description on enlistment: Age: 32 Years 12 days - Height: 5ft 6½ins - Chest: 39½ ins Expansion: 2½ ins - Physical development: Good
Statement as to wound:
Date & place: 3 May 1917 - Cherisy?
Place on body: Left leg
Cause: Shrapnel bullet.
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1970 Jul/Sept - Dartford - Vol: 5f Page: 581.
2. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1883 Oct/dec - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 709.
3. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813 - 1915, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR270/1/R2/2.
4. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 1160; Folio: 86; Page: 3;.
5. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 2421; Folio: 77; Page: 9.
6. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1905 Oct/Dec - Alresford - Vol: 2c Page: 345.
7. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 4067; Schedule Number: 105.
8. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, Wilford John Bunyan.
9. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, Wilford John Bunyan.
10. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, Wilford John Bunyan.
11. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1970 Jul/Sept - Dartford - Vol: 5f Page: 581.