Regimental number | 5321 |
Place of birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Old Cemetery Road, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 10.25" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Minnie Jane Ford, c/o Mrs J Dower, York Street, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | September 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Employment Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Emma FORD |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Margha', 18 January 1919; arrived Melbourne for Brisbane, 5 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 19 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 50 |
Place of burial | Charters Towers Cemetery, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FORD John Henry |