'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the front line north East of SAILLY-le-SEC on 4th July, 1918. Private FORET is a stretcher bearer in the Company garrisoning the front line close to the area of a minor operation carried out that morning. Much of the enemy's retaliation came down on his Coy's Section of the trench, and 2 of his comrades occupying an isolated post within 75 yards of the enemy's front line were seriously wounded. Private FORET, with another man, crawled out to their assistance in broad daylight, and, although several times fired at by enemy snipers he never hesitated until he reached them. he dressed the wounds, all the time risking his life from the bullets of enemy's snipers, and relieved his mates of considerable pain. Late in the afternoon one of the wounded begged for water, and, without waiting for darkness, this brave stretcher bearer, disregarding the risk to his life from snipers' fire, crawled 200 yards under observation to Coy. Headquarters. He returned at dusk, and eventually succeeded in bringing his comrades back to our lines.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919

Regimental number	2646
Place of birth	Ballarat Victoria
Religion	Roman Catholic
Occupation	Carpenter
Address	80 Norton Street, Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	21
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs E Foret, 80 Norton Stceet, Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date	27 July 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	17th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/34/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	55th Battalion
Fate	Killed in Action 1 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records	24
Place of burial	Hebecourt British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	160
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: Constance and Ellen FORET, 24 Wetherill Street, Croydon, New South Wales. Native of Melbourne, Victoria
Medals	Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the front line north East of SAILLY-le-SEC on 4th July, 1918. Private FORET is a stretcher bearer in the Company garrisoning the front line close to the area of a minor operation carried out that morning. Much of the enemy's retaliation came down on his Coy's Section of the trench, and 2 of his comrades occupying an isolated post within 75 yards of the enemy's front line were seriously wounded. Private FORET, with another man, crawled out to their assistance in broad daylight, and, although several times fired at by enemy snipers he never hesitated until he reached them. he dressed the wounds, all the time risking his life from the bullets of enemy's snipers, and relieved his mates of considerable pain. Late in the afternoon one of the wounded begged for water, and, without waiting for darkness, this brave stretcher bearer, disregarding the risk to his life from snipers' fire, crawled 200 yards under observation to Coy. Headquarters. He returned at dusk, and eventually succeeded in bringing his comrades back to our lines.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23 Date: 12 February 1919
Other details	Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Theodore Ambrose FORET