France

George Besford was born in Amble, Northumberland. He lost his leg in the Battle of the Somme, and later worked in the lamp cabin at Woodhorn Colliery, Ashington.

George Bestford was born at Bensham, Gateshead. He served in the First World War, and later moved to Pretoria where he joined the South African Police.

Matthew Wilkinson Bestford was wounded serving in the First World War. He and his family lived in Australia for six years.

John Besford was born in 1890, the son of Thomas Besford and Elizabeth Besford (née Train). He enlisted as a Private in the Northumberland Hussars and served in France in the First World War.

The village of La Boisselle was the subject of heavy fighting during the First World War. George Besford (1893–1966) was wounded here in the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916.