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FORD, Wilfred Francis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 749, 2110 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Kooringa, South Australia , 24 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kooringa, Burra, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Pnuemonia, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, 1956 |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Burra District WW1 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 749, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 749, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Squadron Sergeant Major, His last rank was a Sergeant Major. - I don't know details, but confirmation is supported on online Red Cross records, where he is mistakenly listed as Francis Ford, but rank numbers are same. | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2110, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2110, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 2110 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2110, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
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