Regimental number | 1199 |
Place of birth | Bondi, New South Wales |
School | Newington College, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Croydon Avenue, Croydon, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, R Forbes, Ashley and Forbes, Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, 1918, France |
Age at death | 23.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave No. 3), ), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 91 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Sophia FORBES, Ashley and Forbes Street, Hornsby, New South Wales. Native of Bondi, New South Wales |