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ERNEST JOHN FORD

Died : 29 Mar 1918
Rank : Lance Corporal
Service no at death: 28174
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Surname: FORD
Forename: ERNEST JOHN
Initials: E J
Date of Birth 1898
Place of BirthSturminster Marshall
Place of Birth SourceParish Registers
Address
Schools attended
Employment / trade
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of Harry & Fanny FORD, of Sturminster Marshall, Dorset.
Spouse Name
NotesSource for place of birth: Memorial CWG
Regiment at call-upSomerset Light Infantry
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-up
Service no at call-up28174
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up 01 Feb 1917
Area reported toWimborne
SourceUK soldiers who died
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details
Other rankLance Corporal
Other service no
Service facts
Age at death18
Date of death 29 Mar 1918
Regiment at deathSomerset Light Infantry
Battalion at death1st Bn.
Rank at deathLance Corporal
Circumstances of death
Service no at death28174
Field of action at deathFrance & Flanders
Place of deathFrance
Location of graveARRAS MEMORIAL
PositionBay 4.
Other memorialsSturminster Marshall War Memorial
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