William Sage Ratford

Sergeant William Sage "Bill" Ratford
20 Dec 1908 - 18 Aug 2002
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Caption & credit
Bill Ratford (from Peter Ratford)
Biography

The son of George and Eliza, William married Mary "Mollie" Coppen in 1937.

Postings
Unit or location Role Posted from until
Bentley Patrol Patrol Leader Unknown Unknown
National ID
TXKH 88/1
Occupation

Gamekeeper

Address
2 Lady Row, Bentley, Suffolk
Other information

He transferred out of Auxiliary Units.
Before the war he worked as a specialist ironworker and had made metal screens for The Grill Room at The Dorchester Hotel. As work dried up he became a Gamekeeper at Woolverstone. He moved on to work at E.R.& F. Turner making shell lathes then on to Biggleswade to an American Company making aircraft propellers. When he finally retired he was a car panel beater.

References

TNA ref WO199/3389,
1939 Register
Gareath Evans
Brian McMurray