Stratford-Sub-Castle (St Lawrence) Churchyard, near Salisbury
Youngest son of Mr & Mrs Renouf of Sous-la-Hougue,
St Saviour's, Jersey.
Died,
aged 17 years.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Wednesday 16 May 1917
Sad Death of A Recruit. Yesterday morning Mr F Renouf
of Faldouet received a telegram stating that his son Wilford, who left here with
a contingent about a month since, has passed away at Salisbury Hospital. No information
as to the cause of death has yet been received, but the father and a brother left
the Island by yesterday afternoons boat and the interment is fixed for tomorrow
afternoon. Young Renouf was only 18 years and 6 months old and great sympathy
is felt for the parents and family at their loss, we would offer them our sincere
condolences.
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“According to family history, Wilford Renouf died
through drinking contaminated water from a field whilst
on a training march in England. It was believed that
fertilisers that farmers used on their crops were the
cause, and Wilford was dead within a few hours of drinking
the water.”
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record
