Regimental number | 5064 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | 105 Graham Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 2.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Ford, 105 Graham Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 13 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 5068 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of burial | Carlton Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Kent Fedorowich |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1754 Pte Frederick James FORD, 5th Machine Gun Company, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 15 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1918; discharged Melbourne, 22 November 1918. Wounded, lower chest, November 1916. Returned to Australia suffering from paraplegia; died in 1922 as a result of war wounds. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 32 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FORD William Joshua |