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Town of Ajax Street Dedication Foord Road Herbert James Foord 1917-May 28, 1941 Street Name: Name of Veteran: Rank: Ship Served: Date of Service on Ship: Year of Visit/Dedication: Veteran or Family Visit: Sick Berth Petty Officer, Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Ajax 1939 to 1941 September 2001 n/a Yes Died at Battle: No Veteran of the Battle of the River Plate: Herbert Foord was born in 1917 to mother Margaret and father Herbert Foord. He married Marjorie Rhoda Foord of Kilburn, London. While onboard HMS Ajax he served as Sick Berth Petty Officer and Engine Room Artificer 4th Class. Herbert Foord died in the Mediterranean during the evacuation of Crete. He was twenty four years old at the time of the bombing, on May 28, 1941. The Ajax sailed to assist in evacuation of allied troops from Crete. She was damaged in an air attack on passage with HMS Dido, HMS Orion, HM Destroyers Decoy, Jackal, Imperial, Hotspur, Kimberly and Hereward. Ajax withdrew but damage was found to be less serious so they took passage to Heraklion to evacuate the troops. A tree was planted by council in memory of Herbert under the Millennium Tree Planting Project.