Regimental number | 7477 |
Place of birth | Wallsend, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Pastrycook |
Address | Kurri Kurri, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, J J Forster, Aberdare Street, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Compulsory training and Citizens Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Cachey, Villers-Bretonneux |
Age at death | 20.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 4), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 123 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Sarah Ann FORSTER, Aberdare Street, Kurri Kurri, West Maitland, New SOuth Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |