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William Ernest FORD

Regimental number6502
Place of birthMulwala, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressLockhart PO, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 8"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFather, S. Ford, PO, Lockhart, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 January 1916
Place of enlistmentCootamundra, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1918
Date of death9 February 1920
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialLockhart Cemetery, New South Wales
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
32
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date23 August 1918
Other details

Commenced return to Australia, 15 May 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 23 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death9 February 1920
SourcesNAA: B2455, FORD William Ernest

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