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  • Roger Ford †

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Born: 11 June 1882

Died: 16 March 1917

Died accidently as a result of exposure (to cold).

His parents lived at 25 Ourimbah Road, Mosman.

Born Albert Roger Ford but always called himself Roger Ford.

Names recorded
  • Roger Ford
  • Albert Roger Ford
Service number
  • Service number 780
Rank
  • Held rank of Sapper
Birth record
  • 11 June 1882 in North Sydney, NSW, Australia
Death records
  • Died on service
  • 16 March 1917 in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
Address
  • 13 Little Arthur Street, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
Relationships
  • Father - James William Ford
  • Mother - Annie Elizabeth Fletcher
  • Wife - Gertrude Richards
Organisation
  • 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company
Main sources
  • Ford Roger : SERN 780 : POB North Sydney NSW : POE Casula NSW : NOK W Ford Gertrude (webpage)
  • Find War Dead: FORD, ROGER (webpage)
  • ROLL OF HONOUR (newspaper article)
  • ACCIDENTAL DEATH (newspaper article)
  • CASUALTIES. 285th LIST. NEW SOUTH WALES. Accidental Death. (newspaper article)
  • Birth Notice (newspaper article)
Commemorations
  • FORD R. on the West Face of the Mosman War Memorial
  • Ford, R. on the Scots Kirk Presbyterian Church Mosman Roll of Honour

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