Wilfred Moorcroft

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

270362

Unit at enlistment:

215th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

St. Joseph's Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Derbyshire

Birth city:

Fairfield

Address at enlistment:

15 Jubilee Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

15 Jubilee Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Fireman

Employer:

Waterous Engine Co.

Religious denominations:

Roman Catholic

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX October 14, 1972

MOORCROFT, Wilfred – At St. Joseph’s Hospital, Friday, October 13, 1972, Wilfred Moorcroft, 169 Brock Street, in his 82nd year; beloved husband of Ellen Hart Moorcroft; father of Thomas Moorcroft, Brantford; brother of Mrs. Emile East in England; nephew of Mrs. Isaac (Annie) Percival of Brantford; 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Resting at Thorpe Brothers funeral Home, 96 West Street from Sunday at 1 p.m. Funeral Monday, October 16 at 9.30 a.m., to the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption for requiem mass at 10 o’clock. Interment St. Joseph’s Cemetery. The rosary will be recited by Our Lady of the Assumption Council of the Catholic Women’s League, Sunday at 3 p.m., and the parish rosary at 8 p.m.