Corporal Richard Forrest Ford
Survivor of WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
177818
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
87th Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Ormstown, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
19 years 5 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
21 years 3 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
77 years 3 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Student
Next of Kin:
Charles William Ford, Father, 13 Victoria Ave, St. Lambert, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Methodist
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Not Specified
Height:
5 ft 10.0 in / 178 cm
Weight:
129 lbs / 59 kg
Chest:
34.5 in / 88 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
669 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Corporal |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
87th Battalion |
|
|
|
Notes
Died 7 October 1973, Queen Mary Veterans Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
Additional Service Notes
Grenadier Guards, 1st Reserve Camp, 1 Year 3 months
Sailed from Halifax 23 April 1916 Arrived England 4 May 1916 via Empress of Britain
Arrived France 12 Aug 1916
Contracted pulmanary tuberculois
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