Regimental number | 6409 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | St. Patrick's Catholic School, Churchhill, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, D Forbes, 144 York Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Boves near Villers Bretonneux, New South Wales |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row M, Grave No. 4A), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 88 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Ellen Agnes FORBES, 144 York Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Died on Ambulance train en route to Rouen |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |