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Alfred Ernest FORD

Regimental number1946
Place of birthEast Maitland, New South Wales
ReligionBaptist
OccupationDriller
AddressCooks Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 8.75"
Weight171 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E M Ford, 53 off Corlett Street, Cooks Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameRailway Unit, Section 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Australian Light Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1919
Discharge date19 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Armagh', 5 April 1919; disembarked Sydney, 20 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 19 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSee 850 Alfred Ernest Ernest FORD for first enlistment.
Date of death6 May 1954
Place of burialSandgate Cemetery

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