Regimental number | 2928 |
Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
School | State School and Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 8l King William Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, James H Forsyth, 8l King William Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Previous military service | Cadet, Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 24.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 34), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary J. FORSYTH, 80 King William Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |