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Richard FORREST

Regimental number4480
Place of birthLongwood Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSalesman
AddressBay View Road, Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr E Forrest, Bay View Road, Footscray, Victoria
Enlistment date2 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William S. and Mary Ann FORREST, 52 Bay View Road, Seddon, Victoria. Native of Longwood, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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