Regimental number | 6559 |
Place of birth | East Devonport, Tasmania |
Place of birth | Devonport East, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Other training | Nil |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Telephone operator |
Address | 23 Harrington Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 2.5" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr A Forslund, Devonport East, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Strazeele |
Age at death | 19.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Ebblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred William and Sarah FORSLUND, East Devonport, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 44 Sapper Frederick FORSLUND, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 27 May 1919 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 19-20 September 1917 (shrapnel wound, left shoulder) Tried by Field General Court Martial, 4 February 1918, on charge of negligently wounding himself in the left foot; found Guilty; awarded 56 days' Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action, 1 May 1918 (shrapnel wound, left leg and thigh). Died of wounds received in action, 15 Casualty Clearing station, 2 May 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FORSLUND Arthur Henry |