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Roy Alexander FORDE

Regimental number1366
Date of birth28 August 1896
Place of birthDandenong, Victoria
SchoolSt George's School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMrs I Forde, 224 Faraday Street, Carlton, Victoria
Enlistment date28 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 March 1919
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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium

Wounded, Gallipoli, 2 May 1915; invalided to Heliopolis; recovered and returned to duty, 29 May 1915. Wounded, second occasion, 8 August 1915; invalided to Lemnos Island; recovered and returned to duty, 2 December 1915.

Wounded, third occasion, France, 30 March 1918; invalided to Bath War Hospital, England. Arrived back in Australia, 13 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 October 1962
Age at death66
Place of burialCheltenham Cemetery, South Australia

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