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FORDHAM, George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3078, 3078A |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Illness - Pneumonia, Crossen Prisoner Camp Hospital, Germany, 4 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Berlin South-Western Cemetery (& Italian Cemetery) Plot X11, Row C, Grave 6 Died whilst Prisoner of War, Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Berlin, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3078, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3078, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3078, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 25th Battalion to the 47th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir. 'A' added to his service number to prevent duplication | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Imprisoned Taken Prisoner while wounded with a shell wound to the lung and held in Limburg Prisoner of War Camp | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3078A, 47th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the lungs | |
| 4 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 3078A, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3078A awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Nexto f kin given as his brother William Fordham of Corns Street, Melton, QLD
13 October 1917 - taken prisoner of war having been wounded
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal