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FORD, Arthur Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3638 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1917, Enlisted at Royal Naval House, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Double Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Hamel, France, 4 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Eye witness said he was killed but a direct hit of a shell, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Double Bay War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3638, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Royal Naval House, NSW | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3638, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 3638, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 56th Battalion in France | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 3638, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3638 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Annie Ford; husband of Jessie ford of 41 Epping Road, Double Bay, NSW. Father of Arthur Thomas ford and David James Ford
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlisting he had served in the English Militia