George Bestford (1897–1968)
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.
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county in the north of England.
Janet Partland and her husband Albert lived at Wakefield in the West Riding, and George Bestford trained with the 84th Training Reserve Battalion at Hornsea on the Yorkshire coast.
Janet Besford (later Partland) (1902–1994)
Janet Besford married Albert Edward Partland in 1925. In 1928, Janet gave birth to a son, also named Albert Edward Partland. The family later moved to Wakefield and Motherwell.