| Regimental number | 4523 |
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Japan |
| School | Blackheath, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 18 or 20 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Address | Clifton, Queensland |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 40 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Henrietta Undine Ford, Clifton, Queensland |
| Previous military service | British Navy |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 31st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 41 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
| Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row D, Grave No. 3), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Benjamin and Esther Esdaile FORD; husband of Henrietta U. FORD, Elphinstone, Queensland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |