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Harry Kenneth FORSYTH

Regimental number3014
Place of birthHarris Park, New South Wales
SchoolNewtown, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRedfern, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, George James Forsyth, 68 1/2 Wilson Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Belgium
Age at death26
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row H, Grave No. 9), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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