Regimental number | 73 |
Place of birth | Croydon, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Cloncurry, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, J J Ford, Cloncurry, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Corporal |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Shell Green, Dardanelles, Turkey |
Age at death | 25.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 3), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Joseph and Maria Bridget FORD, Merinda, Bowen, Queensland. Native of Croydon, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |