| Remembered with Honour | |||
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| A soldier of the Border Regiment | |||
| Name | John Bestford | ||
| Rank | Private | ||
| Number | 14064 | ||
| Battalion | 9th Battalion Border Regiment (Pioneers) | ||
| Company | |||
| Enlisted | Houghton-le-Spring, Durham | ||
| Ctry of service | United Kingdom | ||
| Where died | Salonika | ||
| How died | d. | ||
| Age | |||
| Date of death | 27th February 1916 | ||
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
| Grave ref. | 89. | ||
| Resting place | Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery | ||
| Additional information | |||
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| John was born in Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, Durham. | |||
| Source | ||
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| Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921) / Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Notes | |||
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