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FORD, Hubert Cedric
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Officer, Officer , N74305 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1915, Commissioned to 4th Reinforcement’s 13th Battalion AIF for service overseas |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 6 December 1881 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Second Class Certification Public School of Instruction |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 7 July 1956, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Eastern Drive Walls Wall A Position 31 |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 13th Infantry Battalion, Commissioned to 4th Reinforcement’s 13th Battalion AIF for service overseas | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field Gallipoli | |
| 20 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 13th Infantry Battalion, Promoted Temporary Captain in the field Gallipoli | |
| 9 Feb 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Mentioned in Dispatches for service Gallipoli 1915 | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, AIF Headquarters (Egypt), Promoted Temporary Major on reorganisation of the AIF | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Major, 4th Division Headquarters, Posted to 4th Division Headquarters AIF France for duty | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 4th Division Headquarters, Promoted Temporary Lieutenant Colonel to Command 4th Division Training School France | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Battle for Pozières , For Valuable Service rendered from June to October 1916 General Haigs dispatch | |
| 10 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Major, 46th Infantry Battalion, Relinquished rank of Lieutenant Colonel on cessation of duty as CO 4th Division Infantry School transferred to 46th Battalion ex 13th Bn AIF | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 46th Infantry Battalion, To Command 46th Battalion in the field France | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Officer , 46th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , GSW Scalp Evacuated to UK for treatment and convalescence | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, 2nd Passchendaele , 1917 New Years Honors list awarded DSO for Command of the 46th Battalion in the Field France | |
| 27 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Major, 26th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 26th Battalion in the field France at rank of Major Battalion Second in Command | |
| 1 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Officer, 46th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated in the AIF Placed on the List of Reserve Officers 2MD |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, N74305 | |
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| 14 May 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, N74305 |
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