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FORD, Percy
Personal Details
Service Number: | 198 |
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Enlisted: | 13 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Freestone Creek, Queensland, Australia, 13 November 1890 |
Home Town: | Freestone, Southern Downs, Queensland |
Schooling: | Freestone Creek State School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, Belgium, 20 July 1916, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
New Irish Farm Cemetery Plot XXXI, Row F, Grave No. 18 (Remains discovered 1921), New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Allora Shire Soldiers Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goomburra WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 198, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
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9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 198, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 198, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
20 Jul 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 198, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 198 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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