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V FORSTER

Regimental number984
Place of birthAbbotsford, Victoria
SchoolEastern Road State School, South Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceSchool Cadets
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLonesome Pine, Gallipoli
Date of death6 August 1915
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 16), Anzac, Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
53
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Abraham and Emma Louisa FORSTER. Native of Collingwood, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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