Regimental number | 291 |
Place of birth | Lewisham, Kent, England |
School | Board School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 28 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Flint Street, North Ipswich, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Mrs Alice Forster, Flint Street, North Ipswich, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served 7 years in Gordon Highlanders |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 S.S. Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gommocourt Wood |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1 (Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. 41), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Sarah Ellen FORSTER; husband of Alice FORSTER, Shorn Street, Ipswich, Queensland. Native of Lewisham, London, England |