| Regimental number | 5498 |
| Place of birth | Manly, New South Wales |
| School | State School, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 157 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Margaret Forbes, Mont Park Asylum, Heidelberg, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Unit name | Light Horse Brigade Train 3, Reinforcement 3 (12th Company, Australian Army Service Corps) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row H, Grave No 1), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Margaret FORBES |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Found guilty, 19 January 1916, of neglect of standing order: admonished. Transferred to 5th Division Infantry, 3 April 1916. Embarked Aexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 June 1916. On leave to England, 5 December 1916; rejoined unit from leave, 22 December 1916. On leave to Paris, 5 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 15 January 1918. Found guilty, 18 January 1918, of being absent without leave from 10 am, 12 January, to 10 am, 15 January 1918: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 8 days' pay. Transferred to 53rd Bn, 22 January 1918. Detached to Brigade Infantry School (Aspirant NCO), 4 June 1918; rejoined Bn from detachment, 14 June 1918. Killed in action, 29 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FORBES Charles Norman |
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