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Captain JOHN BALLARD BERKELEY FORD

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

2nd Bn. attd. 7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 16 February 1917

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

V. B. 25.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Maj. Gen. Sir Richard Ford, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., and Lady Ford.
  • Personal Inscription BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE
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Buried or commemorated at

DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme France
Number of casualties: 2167
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