Place of birth | Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Forbes, 447 Alfred Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Excellent work during period February - September 1917. Displayed powers of leadership and set fine example by marked courage and coolness. Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 44), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 46 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph Harding and Isabella Cook FORBES, 447 Alfred Street, North Sydney |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |