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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.

Koni Besford is a DJ and producer. He was born on 31st January 1988 in Albania, and moved to the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy as a child.

William Besford was taken prisoner in the Second World War in 1942. He was repatriated at the end of the war.