Regimental number | 1572 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | York Road, Waverley, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Forbes,York Road, Waverley, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in Area 89A, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Division Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 4th Division Ammunition Column, 4 April 1916, and taken on strength, 7 April 1916, mustered as Gunner, and posted to No 1 Section. Appointed Driver, 1 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 13 June 1916. Admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance, 15 September 1917 (accidental injury to right ankle), and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 21 September 1917; to England, 21 September 1917, and admitted to County of Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, 22 September 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 6 October 1917; discharged on furlough, 13 October 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 27 October 1917. Marched in to No 4 Command Depot, Codford, 3 November 1917. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 21 December 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 January 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 22 January 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 30 October 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 18 November 1918. Marched out to England, 13 March 1919, for return to Australia. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'China', 1 May 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 2 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 24 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted 11 September 1940; discharged, 5 November 19140, as W4829 Gunner, 5th Anti-Aircraft Battery. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FORBES George Archibald |