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Gordon FORREST

Regimental number1867
Place of birthGumeracha South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHorse driver
AddressSixth Avenue, St Peters, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ethel May Forrest, 7 Sixth Avenue, St Peters, South Australia
Enlistment date4 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 September 1917
Date of death14 September 1944
Age at death56
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia

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