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James FORREST

Regimental number6504
Place of birthBathgate Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPainter
Address47 Hardy Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinWife, Mrs W Forrest, 47 Hardy Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Enlistment date26 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 August 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death12 September 1968

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