| Regimental number | 1199 |
| Place of birth | Bondi, New South Wales |
| School | Newington College, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Croydon Avenue, Croydon, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, R Forbes, Ashley and Forbes, Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, 1918, France |
| Age at death | 23.9 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave No. 3), ), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 91 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Sophia FORBES, Ashley and Forbes Street, Hornsby, New South Wales. Native of Bondi, New South Wales |