Regimental number | 32397 |
Place of birth | Colac Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Manifold Street, Colac, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Next of kin | Father, E McL Forbes, Manifold Street, Colac, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 24 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/89/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 91 Sergeant Ivan Robert FORBES, 1st Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 15 February 1918; 904 Bombardier Norman McLennan FORBES, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 8 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |