Regimental number | 10032 |
Place of birth | Glen Innes, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | P O Balmain, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas H Ford, P O Balmain, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Reinforcement 13 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Awarded Military Medal) Conspicuous daring and coolness in carrying out gallant act of rescue. (East of Ypres. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Jane FORD. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance. |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley', 31 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit), 7 June 1918. Medals: Military Medaly, Distinguished Conduct Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 55 |
Place of burial | Field of Mars Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FORD Arthur |