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We remember Walter Ford
We remember Walter Ford
Timeline
Timeline
1895
service
British Army
Private
13706
Suffolk Regiment
Source:2506964
service
British Army
Lance. Corporal
13706
Suffolk Regiment
Source:9636655
1916
death
Killed in Action
Register of effects shows 'death presumed' but his body later found in a field burial site.
Near Ginchy
France
Source:9636655
13th September 1916
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Walter |
| Initials | W |
| Last Name | Ford |
| Source | 2506964 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 13706 | Suffolk Regiment | Private | ||
| British Army | 13706 | Suffolk Regiment | Lance. Corporal |
Media
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1914 -15 Star Medal rollCopy of his entry showing entitlement to the 1915 Star medalContributed by:
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Medal roll entryCopy of his entry showing entitlement to the British War Medal and Victory MedalContributed by:
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Register of Soldiers effectsHis entry in the register showing that he left his back pay to his Father AlfredContributed by:
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War Diary entryEntry in the Battalion War Diary for 13th Sept.1916 for the attack on the QuadrilateralContributed by:
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Burial SiteCWGC Burial Return form giving map reference for his field burial siteContributed by:
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Burial locationTrench map marked to show the site of his original field burialContributed by:
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Guillemont Road cemeteryWalter Ford's grave front left with the wooden remembrance crossContributed by:
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Ellen85495 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Index | Adrian149697 | |
| 1901 census | Adrian149697 | |
| 1911 census | Adrian149697 | |
| Medal Index Card | Adrian149697 | |
| 1914 -15 Star Medal roll | Adrian149697 | |
| Medal roll entry | Adrian149697 | |
| Register of Soldiers effects | Adrian149697 | |
| Cmetery register | Adrian149697 | |
| War Diary entry | Adrian149697 | |
| Burial Site | Adrian149697 | |
| Burial location | Adrian149697 | |
| Guillemont Road cemetery | Adrian149697 | |
| Guillemont Road cemetery | Adrian149697 | |
| Headstone | Adrian149697 |
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