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Harrogate Herald - 25th April 1917
Chats with the Wounded
Corporal Stanley Wilford, of the Welsh Horse, nephew of Thomas
E Wilford, of Teignmouth Villa, Franklin Mount, Harrogate, is in
the Royal Bath Hospital suffering from the effects of trench fever.
In the early period of the war, Corporal Wilford was in the
Merchant Service, and subsequently joined the Army. He went through
he Irish Rebellion, in which the Welsh Horse did useful work. Later
on he went to France, and took part in a number of engagements. He
contracted trench fever, and was invalided home, and went into
hospital in Cheshire. From there he was transferred to the Harrogate
hospital. During the few days he has been here he has made steady
improvement, and is going on well. He has been out altogether just
over twelve months.
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