Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Ada, and the late John George Wilford. His younger brothers Arthur Frederick and Cecil Frank also fell. The 1901 census records for Heygate Street, Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. John G., head of the family and a Carpenter, born 1870 in Great Bowden, Leicestershire and his wife Ada, born 1871 in Market Harborough, Leics., also George E. H., son, born 1894, Cecil F., son, born 1895 and Arthur F., son, born 1898, all three sons were born in Market Harborough, Leics. The Medal Index Card shows that he was awarded the British and Victory Medals, Roll F/102B14, Page 1666. The War Diary entries for the 12th to the 15th June 1917 record. CROISILLES. Dispositions were as follows:- (A) Battalion HQ at T.18.b.8.1. (B) A Company held HUMBER TRENCH and BURG TRENCH from PLUM LANE (inclusive). (C) B Company held HUMBER TRENCH and BURG TRENCH from SAP TRENCH (exclusive) to LUMP LANE (exclusive). (D) C Company held LUMP LANE from BURG TRENCH to TUNNEL TRENCH at U.7.b.50.25. (E) D Company held River Posts at U.7.b.3.7, U.7.b.1.6 and U.7.a.9.5. Uneventful days except for fairly heavy shelling.