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Private William James Ford

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1877-08-21
Place of birth: Cupids Conception Bay Newfoundland
Next of kin: Sarah Maud Ford, wife. 32 Salem Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Stationary Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Other Engineers
Address: 32 Salem Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 799351
Highest Rank: Private (15th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 15th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 134th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-01-11 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 297151
LAC ID: 389533
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3195-S024
Uploader's Notes:

Husband of Sarah Maud Ford of Salem Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.

He was born on August 21, 1877. He had served with the 48th Highlanders as a Private for 17 years.

Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 134th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-16