Regimental number | 3356 |
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
School | Auckland Grammar School, New Zealand |
Other training | Auckland Technical College, New Zealand |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | ... |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, W Forsyth, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 2 November 1915 - 18 Battalion 7th Reinforcements; taken on strength 18 Battalion 14 February 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 17 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row S, Grave No. 36), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 36 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Matthew William and Emily Turner FORSYTH, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |