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FORD, Cecil Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 138900 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 5 Airfield Construction Squadron |
| Born: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 1 December 1916 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), New Guinea, 23 March 1945, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Orange WW2 Supreme Sacrifice Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 138900 | |
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| 21 Dec 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 138900, No. 5 Airfield Construction Squadron | |
| 21 Dec 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 138900 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Leading Aircraftman Cecil Richard Ford 138900 and Leading Aircraftman James Geoffrey Payne 138249 of Number 5 Mobile Works Squadron were killed in a Motor Transport Accident on Biak Island, New Guinea