Major Alexander Boswell STAFFORD

1877 - 1917  (40 years)

• Name	Alexander Boswell STAFFORD
  Prefix	Major
  Born	7 Jan 1877	Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Name	B. Alexander Stafford
  _UID	4B313748C1174E6687E4C884AF9539803B09
  Died	24 Jun 1917	Vimy, France
  Buried	Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cem., Noeux-les-Mines, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  Person ID	I131013	Branch 119 John Stafford b. 1775 Scottland
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	William STAFFORD,   b. 15 Nov 1842, Straiton Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 12 May 1907, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Jane GIBB,   b. 7 Mar 1847, Auchinleck Parish, Ayrshire Co., Scotland ,   d. 3 Apr 1925, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1863	Auchinleck Parish, Ayrshire Co., Scotland
  Family ID	F21462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Donalda MCINTYRE,   b. 24 Jun 1873, Cambray, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1953, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1900	Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Dorothy Donalda STAFFORD,   b. Jul 1901, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1963, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada  (Age ~ 62 years)   2. Margaret Isabel STAFFORD,   b. Sep 1906, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 1998, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F53602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Note: Major in the Canadian Field Artillery On December 1, 1915 he enlisted with the 39th Battery 10th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery CEF in Lethbridge.  He was placed in command of the Battery until his death.  He arrived in England on March 13, 1916, until embarking for France on May 13, 1916.  Major Stafford served at the front lines with the 39th Battery 10th Brigade for approximately one year - seeing action at several key battles.   On October 31, 1916 while at the Somme, he was severely wounded, recovered and returned to the front lines.   He was on command at Vimy Ridge.  On June 24, 1917 Major Stafford was hit by a German shell and killed instantly.  He was laid to rest at Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery near Pas-de-Calais, France.  He was awarded the Victory Medal and British War Medal.  His wife Mary, received the memorial Cross and death plaque in honor of her husband.