Private · British Army · 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
1926–1945 | Aged 19
Died: 29 April 1945
Buried at: Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany
Charles Ford came from Carshalton, Surrey. He was the son of James and Mary Ellen Ford.
Charles served with the Dorsetshire Regiment during the final months of the Second World War.
On 29 April 1945, his unit was advancing through Germany when a troop-carrying vehicle struck a concealed mine near Tarmstedt. Charles was killed alongside other members of his company.
He was only 19 years old. His death came just days before the end of the war in Europe.
Source: Becklingen War Cemetery, WW2 Cemeteries Guide.