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FORD, George Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3563 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1915, Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mulwala, New South Wales, Australia, 25 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Lockhart, Lockhart, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 July 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3563, 18th Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3563, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3563, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3563, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother 6502 Private William Ernest Ford 2nd Battalion AIF, died of illness 9 February 1920 in Lockhart NSW, after discharge, age 31. Both men the sons of Spencer Ford of Lockhart NSW.
A third brother 3714 Private Thomas Herbert Ford 18th Battalion AIF, returned to Australia 9 June 1919.
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