| Regimental number | 39022 |
| Place of birth | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| School | St. Peter's Collegiate School, Adelaide |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | Esher, Sir William Street, Kew, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Fordyce, c/o J Fordyce, Union Bank of Australasia, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 33 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Indarra on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, 1918 France |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 5), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Flora FORDYCE, Union Bank, Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Western Australia |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: Captain Sir Ross Macpherson SMITH MC, DFC & 2 Bars, KBE, Australian Flying Corps, returned to Australia; Sir Keith M SMITH; Lt Colin Macpherson SMITH, 10th Bn, died of wounds, 6 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
