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WILLIAM FRANK FORD

Died : 11 Jul 1917
Rank : Private
Service no at death: PLY/1935(S)
Surname: FORD
Forename: WILLIAM FRANK
Initials: W F
Date of Birth 23 Mar 1896
Place of BirthSturminster Marshall
Place of Birth SourceParish Registers
Address Newton Road, Sturminster Marshall
Schools attended
Employment / tradeFarm Labourer Railway Porter
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of Harry & Fanny FORD, of Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, Dorset
Spouse Name
NotesBellringer in St Mary's Church
Regiment at call-upRoyal Marine Light Infantry
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upPrivate
Service no at call-upPLY/1935(s)
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up 18 Nov 1915
Area reported toBlandford
SourceWorld War I Service Record
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details2nd Royal Marines Battalion, Royal Naval Division.
Other rank
Other service no
Service facts
Age at death21
Date of death 11 Jul 1917
Regiment at deathRoyal Marine Light Infantry
Battalion at death2nd Bn.
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of death
Service no at deathPLY/1935(S)
Field of action at deathFrance & Flanders
Place of deathFrance
Location of graveARRAS MEMORIAL
PositionBay 1.
Other memorialsSturminster Marshall War Memorial Plaque to 3 bellringers who died in WWI in St Mary's Church
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