FORD, Henry Francis
| Service Number: | 365 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1915, An original of B Company |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 21 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 365, 25th Infantry Battalion, An original of B Company | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 365, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 365, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 365, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 365 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Henry Ford served on Gallipoli from the 4 September 1915 until the evacuation. He was promoted to Corporal during this time, at 20 years of age. He was reported missing at Pozieres on 29 July 1916 and several men reported they were close to him when he was killed by machine gun fire in the darkness of that night. It would be 12 months before his death was confirmed.
His older brother, 862 Pte. Thomas James Ford 25th Battalion AIF, was also reported missing at Flers, 4 months later on 14 November 1916, aged 23.
The two brothers were both declared as killed in action by Courts of Enquiries during August 1917, the sad news a terrible double blow to their widowed mother, Mrs. Christina Ford of Townsville, Queensland.