Regimental number | 1391 |
Place of birth | Tenterfield New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Police constable |
Address | Bourke Street, Glen Innes, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Ford, Bourke Street, Glen Innes, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29845 (1 December 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 (19 April 1917) |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Gold Medal (Serbia) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1161 Sapper Frederick Francis FORD, 7th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds, 23 November 1917; 1392 Sergeant William Thomas FORD, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 28 June 1919. |
Other details | Medals: Gold Medal (Serbia), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |