Regimental number | 6309 |
Place of birth | Bambra, via Deans Marsh, Victoria |
School | fState School, Bambra, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Winchelsea PO, Winchelsea, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, S Ford, Dean's Marsh, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Montbrehain, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Calvaire Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 18), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Ann FORD, Nyora, Victoria. Native of Bambra, Victoria |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the attack on Mont St. Quentin on 1 September 1918. During the advance he repeatedly provided covering fire with his Lewis gun team, keeping his gun in action despite point blank fire, and silencing two enemy guns. He captured twenty five prisoners single handed, cowing them with a burst of fire from his gun, which he held at his hip. His grit and enterprise were an example to all around him.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67 Date: |
Family/military connections | Sgt. E L Ford No. 2038 Australian Machine Guns was his younger brother and he was also awarded the Military Medal (Ann Ford, Mother) |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |