Ford, Richard Gillespie

Personal Details
SurnameFord
First nameRichard
Middle nameGillespie
Date of birth19/04/1892
Place of birthBowen Downs, Aramac, Qld
Date of death02/08/1943
Age at death51 years

Details

[Ref:1892/000045]
Son of William Ford & Mary Jane Campbell

Brother of –
Thomas – 2 May 1883
Isabella Grace – 30 June 1885
Mabel Margret Ann – died 31 Oct 1886
Agnes Mary – 21 Aug 1887

War Records
Conflict

ServiceAustralian Army
Service number5322
Date of enlistment01/09/1915
Next of kinWilliam Ford [Father]
Date of discharge31/03/1919
Posting at discharge12 Battalion
RankPrivate
Prisoner of war

Yes

Source

www.awm.gov.au/database

Notes

He was a 23 year old labour from Bowen Downs Aramac when he enlisted in the 12 Infantry Battalion - 13 to 23 Reinforcements (January-December 1916)
Ship Name: SS Hawkes Bay
Date of Embarkation: 20/04/1916
Place of Embarkation: Sydney
On the 15/4/1918 he was reported Missing in Action then on the 7/5/1918 he was reported as a POW in German Hands.

 

Cemetery Record

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CemeteryMuttaburra
LocationNorth Eastern
Grave number178
AddressBannockburn Station
OccupationStationhand
ReligionCatholic
Date of funeral02/08/1943
Comment

Died from Heart failure

The Longreach Leader Saturday 7 August 1943
OBITUARY
MR. RICHARD GILLESPIE FORD
The death occurred in the Muttaburra Hospital on Monday of Mr. Richard Gillespie Ford (51). Deceased, who had been living with his brother on Bannockburn Station where they were employed, had been ill for a considerable time. He served in the First World War and suffered chronic invalidity as the result of war service. Deceased was one of four brothers well-known throughout the West during the past 40 years as drovers. He was born on Bowen Downs station where his parents obtained employment in 1885. The funeral took place on Monday to the Muttaburra cemetery. Rev. Father Bagley officiating at the graveside.
[Source: OBITUARY. (1943, August 7). The Longreach Leader (Qld.: 1923 – 1954), p. 16. Retrieved November 20, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125796254]