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Owen Clay FORD

Regimental number8064
Place of birthStapleford, Notts, England
SchoolNottingham People's College
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionMethodist
OccupationManufacturer's agent
Addressc/o Mrs Dalley, Yanco, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, E E Ford, c/o Mrs Dalley, Yanco, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Australian General Hospital, Special Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 13 October 1915
FateKilled in Action 27 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBoulogne, France
Age at death28
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 15), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
182
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary Elizabeth FORD, Stapleford, Notts; husband of Mrs E.E. FORD, Stockton, New South Wales
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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