| Regimental number | 5884 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | Violet Street State School, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Coachbuilder |
| Address | Bridge Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, J.W. Forrest, Bridge Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 67th Infantry |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 2nd Divisional Signal Company, 9th Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22.12.2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic, on board H.M.A.T. A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 19), Buissy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George William and Martha FORREST, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother John Walter Forrest. Killed |