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George FORBES

Regimental number6741
Place of birthWahgunyah Victoria
SchoolCorowa Public School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressCorowa, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr G Forbes, Corowa, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in School Cadets, Corowa.
Enlistment date13 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 August 1918
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Belgium
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 12), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Edith FORBES, Corowa, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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