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FREDERICK AUSTIN FORD

Died : 27 Aug 1918
Rank : Second Lieutenant
Service no at death:
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Surname: FORD
Forename: FREDERICK AUSTIN
Initials: F A
Date of Birth 1898
Place of BirthCanford
Place of Birth SourceParish Registers
Address Merley
Schools attended
Employment / trade
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Parents - Walter Bertram Ford (1870-1950) and Julia Mary Austin (1866-1933) Grandparents - Robert Alford Ford (1831-1888) and Martha Mary Budden (1835-1878); Charles Austin (1834-1890) and Eliza Jane Hooper (1841-1906)
Spouse Name
NotesFather Walter clerk to the Parish Council Frederick's brother also served as Lieut in 4th Dorsets - he survived.
Regiment at call-upRoyal Engineers
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-up
Service no at call-up
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsGuards Division, Signals Company
Other rankSecond Lieutenant
Other service no
Service facts
Age at death20
Date of death 27 Aug 1918
Regiment at deathRoyal Engineers
Battalion at deathGuards Div Signal Coy
Rank at deathSecond Lieutenant
Circumstances of deathKilled in action in France
Service no at death
Field of action at death
Place of deathFrance
Location of graveDouchy-Les-Ayette British Cemetery
PositionII B 21
Other memorialsBrass plaque inside Canford Church
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