| Regimental number | 13505 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ellerslie, Auckland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, F H Forde, Herald Buildings, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Field Artillery; at time of NZEF enlistment was serving in the Army Service Corps. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Featherston |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Army Service Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Gunner |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Nine Elms British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row E, Grave No 15), nr Poperinge, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick Hamilton Forde and the late Mrs Forde, St Heliers Bay, Auckland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 38679 Pte Norman Arthur FORDE, 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 3 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp. Appointed Orderly Room Clerk and paid as such, 28 July 1916; relinquished position at own request, 20 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 January 1917; posted to 4th Battery, 3rd Brigade, as Gunner, in the field, 22 January 1917. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 23 January 1917 (scabies); transferred to No 10 Field Ambulance, 25 January 1917, and thence to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station same day; discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 4 February 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 2 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 18 September 1917. Wounded in action, 25 October 1917 (gun shot wound, right hand and thigh), and admitted to 13th Canadian Field Ambulance; transferred to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 25 October 1917. Died of wounds, 26 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 20 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |