Regimental number | 23/1630 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Amy Forde, 302 South Street, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
Place of burial | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot XI, Row B, Grave No 2), Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Henry and Annie Theodosia Forde, 154 Gore Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 16, p. 3 |
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