| Regimental number | 726 |
| Place of birth | Yea, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Yea, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, G O Forbes, Station Street, Yea, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of height. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 10, Reinforcement 12 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/15/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Nominal Roll incorrectly records date of return to Australia as 25 January 1917. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 30 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 December 1917, and marched into 6th Training Bn. Transferred to 21st Bn Details, 31 December 1917. Admitted to Hurdcott Hospital, 7 January 1918 (mumps); discharged to Training Depot, 28 January 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 april 1918; joined 21st Bn, in the field, 18 April 1918. Admitted to 5th London Field Ambulance, 2 May 1918 (influenza), and transferred same day to 61st Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 3 May 1918, and admitted to 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 4 May 1918; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 11 May 1918; to Australian Convalescent Depot, Havre, 20 June 1918 (dental treatment); rejoined Bn, in the field, 10 July 1918. Wounded in action, 23 July 1918 (wounded, gas shell), and admitted to 4th Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 24 July 1918; discharged to Reinforcements Camp, 5 August 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 6 August 1918. Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 7 September 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 11 September 1918; to England, 12 September 1918, and admitted to Exeter War Hospital, 14 September 1918. Discharged on fourlough, 11 October 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 25 October 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramic', 25 January 1919; arrived Melbourne, 23 March 1919; discharged, 15 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FORBES Archibald |
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