FORD, Owen Clay
| Service Number: | 8064 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF |
| Born: | Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Artarmon, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lace Draughtsman. |
| Died: | Meningitis, 14th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne., France, 27 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Grave II. I. 15. Personal Inscription IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF E.FORD STAPLEFORD, NOTTS, Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 8064, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 8064, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 14 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 8064, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 8064, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 27 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 8064, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8064 awm_unit: No. 2 Australian General Hospital awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 28 and the son of George and Mary Elizabeth Ford and the brother of Francis Roy Ford. In 1911 they lived at 1 The Pastures Stapleford Nottinghamshire. He was married to Elizabeth E Smedley in 1914 in Nottingham. After emigrating to Australia they lived at "Hobart," Stockton, New South Wales. She returned to live with her father post-war, at 7 Bilbie Street, Nottingham.
Owen was a Lace Draughtsman-Nottingham was the centre of the world's lace industry during the British Empire and is now a protected heritage area.
Owen served with the 2nd Australian General Hospital Staff, Australian Army Medical Corps. He died, aged 28, of cerebro-spinal meningitis at 14th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne.
Obituary notices published 30th April 1917 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “FORD. – On the 26th inst., Owen C. Ford, A.A.M.C., beloved husband of E. E. (Cissie) Ford, aged 28 years. “FORD. – On the 26th inst., Owen C. Ford, A.A.M.C., dearly-loved third son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Ford, Stapleford, aged 28 years.”
He is remembered on the Stapleford War Memorial.
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