William Stanford

Bank: London County & Westminster Bank

Place of work: Wokingham branch

Died: 31 July 1917

William Charles Stanford was born on 13 May 1893, the son of Charles and Mary Elizabeth Stanford. On his 17th birthday in 1910 he went to work for London County & Westminster Bank.

In July 1915 Stanford left his job at the bank's Wokingham branch to join the army, becoming a Private in the Royal Fusiliers. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 31 July 1917. He was 24 years old.

William Stanford is commemorated on a bank war memorial at NatWest Bracknell branch.