FORD, Michael Joseph
| Service Number: | 73 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Croydon, Queensland, Australia, 6 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Cloncurry, Cloncurry, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Cloncurry State School |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 14 November 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula I.E.3, |
| Memorials: | "The Monument" Cloncurry, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cloncurry & District, Cloncurry War Memorial, Croydon War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 73, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 73, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 73, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 73, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 14 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 73, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 73 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-11-14 |
Michael Joseph FORD
Michael was born 6 April 1890 in Croydon Queensland; the fourth child the son of James Ford and his wife Maria Grogan. Michael enlisted in Townsville on the 21 September 1914 and was posted to the 5th Light Horse. He was killed in action on 14 November 1915 and buried on the same day, officiated by Rev. Father Mullins in the Shell Green Cemetery, Dardanelles, Turkey (grave reference I.E.3).
Submitted 13 June 2016 by Lyn Crawford
Biography contributed by John Edwards
"... I saw Michael Ford from the "curry" station. He was all right. Then, of course, the Light Regiment never got to the front until three weeks after our regiment. They were lucky, I can tell you, they did not miss much. A lot of them missed a bullet by being so long after us. I saw a few of the "Curry" chaps, but most of them came in the last battalion. I don't know how the Turks are treating them. It was late in August when they got to the front. I think I left on August 15, and there were none of the new battalions there then. But I know the Turks will give them a very warm reception..." - from the Townsville Daily Bulletin 11 Dec 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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