Regimental number | 6184 |
Place of birth | Merrylands, New South Wales |
School | St. Joseph's Catholic School, Royalle, NSW |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 309 Katherine Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Morgan Ford, 309 Katherine Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Member of Armadale Rifle Club |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 18 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row D, Grave No. 4), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 99 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Morgan and Harriett FORD, Bonner Avenue, Manly, New South Wales. Native of Merrylands, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |