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Alexander FORBES

Regimental number490
Place of birthCamberwell Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSleeper hewer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMrs Mary Forbes, Windsor Street, Osborne, Western Australia
Enlistment date24 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 July 1917
Date of death9 May 1949
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery

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