| Regimental number | 6598 |
| Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
| School | Albert Park State School |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 37 Greig Street, Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Matthew Forbes, 37 Greig Street, Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 51st Infantry |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 11 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/32/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Reninghelst New Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 1), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Matthew and Agnes FORBES, 28 St. Vincent Street, South Melbourne. Native of Richmond, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Uncle Archibald Hinchelwood |