| Regimental number | 5/584 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Chilton |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, Walter Ford, Waihao Forks, South Canterbury |
| Previous military service | Served as No 1143, 4th New Zealand Contingent, South African War: service abroad, 24 March 1900-11 July 1901; discharged, 16 September 1901. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Palmerston North |
| Rank on embarkation | Driver |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Army Service Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Army Service Corps, 11th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Driver |
| Final unit | New Zealand Army Service Corps |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery Extension (Section P, Plot V, Row R, Grave No 3B), Rouen, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: the late Walter Ford, Milton, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarkd Wellington, 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 2 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria for England, 29 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 June 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 September 1916; joined NZ Divisional Train, in the field, and posted to No 1 Company, 16 November 1916. Transferred to No 2 Company, 1 December 1916. On leave to England, 21 September 1916; rejoined No 1 Company from leave, 7 October 1917. Transferred to No 1 NZ Field Bakery, in the field, 7 December 1917. Admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 1 March 1918 (jaundice, malaria); placed on dangerously ill list, 3 March 1918. Died from sickness, 2.30 pm. 15 March 1918 (carcinoma of liver). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 24 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805. |