Regimental number | 6124 |
Place of birth | Canning Road, East Fremantle, Western Australia |
School | Christian Brothers Catholic School |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Fordham, Invermay, View Terrace, East Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets (86th Company), Fremantle, Western Australia. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 18.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Edmund and Jane FORDHAM, 79 George Street, East Fremantle, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Charles Edward FORDHAM. |