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Curtis FORD

Regimental number4784
Place of birthSouthport, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 7"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs L Bostock, Alma Street, Beaudesert, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in A.I.F
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 January 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 28 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 August 1916
Date of death5 June 1919
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialGayndah Cemetery, Queensland
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
75
Discharge date18 October 1916
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 17 August 1916; disembarked Brisbane, 16 September 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 18 October 1916.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death5 June 1919
SourcesNAA: B2455, FORD Curtis

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