Clifford Foch JURD
Year of Birth: 1919
Place of Birth: West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 15 July 1940, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Private
Unit(s): 2 Landing Group, Australian Headquarters
Service Number: NX46702
Died: 28 June 1944
Age: 25 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row D – Grave 7
Clifford was born 18 February 1919 in West Maitland New South Wales to Owen Pearson and Winnie Greta (Stacey) Jurd, he had one sibling, a sister Aileen.
He enlisted in Newcastle, New South Wales and gave his father Owen as his next of kin.
Private Clifford Jurd died of injuries received in a road accident.
Clifford Foch Jurd’s name is on Taree Roll of Honour board and also located at panel 86; Supplementary panel 3 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (JURD Clifford Foch) National Archives of Australia
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
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