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FORD, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 663 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 October 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, Australia, 15 March 1882 |
| Home Town: | Mount Hawthorn, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 50, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 663, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 663, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 663, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 663, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 663 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Carl Frederick Ford and Jessie Ford nee Strang (later known as Jessie Turner of Mt Hawthorn, WA) of Adelaide. Brother of Stanley Felix Ford
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal