| Regimental number | 780 |
| Place of birth | North Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | Milson Point Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bootmaker |
| Address | 38 Little Arthur Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Gertrude Ford, 38 Little Arthur Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | No 1 Mining Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 34 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Poperinghe New Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 18), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James William and Elizabeth Annie FORD; husband of Gertrude FORD, 210 West Street, North, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Private E J Richards No. 4279: A Company 2nd Battalion. Killed in action , France, aged 25 years (Brother-in-law). (Gertrude Brown (nee Ford). Mother) |