Regimental number | 7581 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | St. Joseph's Catholic School, Woollahra, New South Wales |
Other training | He served with the compulsory trainees in Sydney |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 90 Cameron Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, P Ford, 90 Cameron Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 12th Battery Australian Field Artillery |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 5, Battery 15 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 10), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Paul and Bridget FORD. Native of Sydney, New South Wales. Buried near this spot |
Family/military connections | His brother was killed in France, Lieutentant J P Ford |