FORD, Paul
| Service Number: | 7581 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tramway Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 7581, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 7581, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 14 Aug 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 7581, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7581 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-14 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Paul FORD (Service Number 7581) was born in Woollahra in 1896 and was educated by the Christian Brothers there before joining the Tramways as a junior clerk at the Randwick workshops in 1913. In September 1915 he was granted leave to enlist in the AIF. He had 14 months experience in the Militia.
He was killed in action on 14 August 1917.
He was buried in Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, four kilometres SE of Ypres.
Submitted 8 July 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Paul FORD (Service Number 7581) was born in Woollahra in 1896 and was educated by the Christian Brothers there before joining the Tramways as a junior clerk at the Randwick workshops in 1913.
In September 1915 he was granted leave to enlist in the AIF. He had 14 months experience in the Militia. His elder brother, James Patrick Ford, had enlisted the previous year.
He embarked from Sydney with the Field Artillery in November 1915. He was sent via Egypt to France, where he landed in March 1916. He was promoted to Corporal in June 1916. He spent some time as a signalling instructor with the temporary rank of Warrant Officer.
He was killed in action on 14th August 1917.
He was buried in Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, four kilometres SE of Ypres. His elder brother James Patrick Ford (qv) had been killed 12 days earlier. Their sorrowing father in Australia, whi was aged 51, died the following month.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board