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 1895 - 1945 (49 years)
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| Name |
Edward Ernest Fordham |
| Nickname |
known as Ern |
| Birth |
23 Dec 1895 |
Richmond Victoria Australia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
02 Feb 1945 |
Toorak Victoria Australia |
| Cremation |
04 Feb 1945 |
Fawkner Crematorium Melbourne Australia |
Memorial at The Necropolis, Springvale
Melaleuca - Rose Tree Garden M7 Bed 2 Rose 15 |
| WW1 service |
Refer histories |
| Notes |
- #3469 Enlisted on 28 July 1915. Unit 11 of 5th Batt. 1918 4th Machine gun Batt.
(Of interest is that a soldier Ernest Fordham was killed in action on 25 July 1916 at Pozieres. Mrs Fordham received notice of this by cable).
WW1 service in Europe. Taken from his own hand-written notes. Left Australia: 11 October 1915. Arrived Egypt: 5 November 1915. Left Egypt: 28 March 1916. Arrived France: 4 April 1916. Wounded 8 July 1916. Went to England: 11 July 1916. Operation: 20 July 1916. Returned to France: 11 January ? Leave to England: 29 January ? Returned on: 17 Feb 1918. Sick on 21 March 1918. Sent to England: 29 ? 1918. Sick leave: 14 to 29 April 1918. Returned to France 22 ?
# 3468 Pte, 4th Mach Gun Battalion 27/7/1915 RTA 5/4/1919
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| Person ID |
I63 |
Stanley Low | Branch historian, Bruce Fordham |
| Last Modified |
5 Apr 2010 |
| Father |
Henry Alexander Fordham, b. 24 May 1868, Sandford Victoria Australia d. 09 May 1921, Richmond Victoria Australia (Age 52 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Belle Ward, b. 15 Jul 1869, Ballarat West, Victoria Australia d. 20 Jan 1928, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage |
18 Jul 1895 |
Richmond Victoria Australia |
| Family ID |
F24 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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