| Regimental number | 3097 |
| Place of birth | Merrimans Creek, Sale, Victoria |
| School | State School, Stradbroke West, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Boundary rider |
| Address | Ellen Johnson, Sale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 178 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Forster, Armagh Street, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 34 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Dann and Jane Elizabeth FORSTER; 367, Armagh Street, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand. Native of Sale, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Nil |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 4 February 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 10 February 1916. Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Fate subsequently determined to be 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FORSTER Harry
Red Cross file 1090502 |
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