Frederick George Ford (my father)

1916 born May 15th
1934 with Royal Engineers Territorial Army from 16/2/1934 to 31/1/1937
1937 enlisted in army (Royal Engineers) at Dorchester on February 1st, army no. 2032415, trade on enlistment with army was turner
1937 gained 3rd class General Education Certificate on May 25th at Chatham
1938 gained 2nd class General Education Certificate on June 20th
1939 abroad with BEF (British Expeditionary Force?) from 13/9/1939 to 21/3/1940
1940 married Marjorie May Duggan on May 11th
(born Hereford 5/1/1919 died Portland 15/1/1981)
Marjorie May Duggan
1936 Marjorie May Duggan
1941 rank of Corporal on January 17th
1943 L/Sergeant February 27th
1944 awarded 1939-43 star on January 16th
1944 in N W Europe (D Day) from 3/6/1944 to 15/12/1945
1945 awarded the 1939-45 star
completed army career (bomb disposal?) in UK from 16/12/1945 to 7/3/1946
1946 released from army at Brighton January 4th
with Hereford Fire Service to 1953
1943 living at 32 White Cross Road, Hereford
1946 living at 182 Kingsway, Hereford
1946 living at 201 Grandstand Road, Hereford
1953 living at 17 Love Lane, Weymouth
with Vickers Armstrong as machine tool setter to c1965
1957 living at 61 Chapelhay Heights, Weymouth
1995 died (Dorchester)
Fred Ford fishing off White Nothe, Weymouth Bay in 'The Pixie'
1958 Fishing off White Nothe, Weymouth Bay
in 'The Pixie'
his children
Raymond Alan
Carole Ann
Ann Marie
Robert Andrew (me)
 Christmas 1960
c1960 Ann, Fred, Bob, Carole, Marjorie
Raymond Alan Ford
Raymond Alan c1950
Carole Ann Ford
Carole Ann in 1959
Ann Marie Ford
Ann Marie, c1965
Robert Andrew Ford
Robert Andrew (Bob) in 1984 with Nicholas