2nd Lieutenant George R Ford, Arowry, Hanmer
Montgomeryshire Yeomanry 1144 (later 10th Hussars);
25th Royal Welsh Fusiliers 355007; 5th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry
His Medal Index Card states formerly (pre-War) no. 1144, 1st Montgomeryshire Yeo., first served overseas [Egypt] 1916 or later as a Warrant Officer 2nd Class. Unit amalgamated 4 March 1917 as the 25th (Montgomery and Welsh Horse) Battn., Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and he was renumbered no. 355007. Commissioned on 22 February 1918 as 2nd Lieut., 5th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry.
His Flintshire Record of Service states: Sergeant 1914 Sergeant Major 1915, Received his commission March 1918; Served in Palestine for 18 months. Fought in the Battle of Gaza.
He was demobilised March 1919 and claimed his medals 1st June 1925, address Tybroughton, Whitchurch
Full name: Richard George Kearn Ford, born in the Atcham area in 1885
1918 Absent Voters’ List gives address as Arrowry – no other details, not even his rank or number
Possibly:
Born 1885 Atcham district Richard George Kearn in Buttington.
1891 with Grandparents Gt Wollaston/Atcham/Oswestry
1901 (Richard) Newtown & Llandloes Montgomery says born Longden mother Elizabeth
1911 (now George) with widowed mother at The Unicorn, Caersws, says born Shrewsbury
Married Magdalene Jenkins ?
Probate says died 8th Sept 1956 Montgomeryshire
Hanmer WW1 