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Robert Emmet Ford

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 37), Page: 35 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 37), Page: 35 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Emmet AWMM
  • Surname
    Ford AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 18983 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Richard Ford (father), Otautau, Southland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Messines AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 18983 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Blacksmith/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Robert Ford was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ford, of Prebbleton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

    New Zealand at the Front (a magazine written and published and illustrated in France by men of the New Zealand Division) 1917 issue, page141. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    7 June 1917 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Hi, I'm researching men of the Otautau War Memorial, Southland. If you have a photo of Robert Emmet Ford and would like to share, please contact me. Thanks, Cathy/Otautau Museum
    Public - Cathy - Researcher - 2 March 2015
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Sources

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    • The ulima-roarer : a collection of wails & fishy stories, etc., from the Indian Ocean. (1916). [Indian Ocean]: [15th Reinforcements]. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      37: 35 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 4: Includes portrait AWMM
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
05 February 2023Suzie - Digitising ArchivistCentral and Western District, Murihiku SouthlandResearcher
31 December 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
21 April 2017AllanRotoruaResearcher
02 March 2015CathyOtautau, New ZealandResearcher

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