Regimental number | 6534 |
Place of birth | Dunellan Estate, South Brisbane, Queensland |
School | Dunellan State School, Queensland |
Other training | Citizen Forces |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | South Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Forbes, Dunellan Street, Dunellan Estate, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Believed to be Kemmel Hill |
Age at death | 22.11 |
Place of burial | Terlincthun British Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 32), Wimille, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of James and Sarah Forbes, Dunellan Estate, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |