Regimental number | 4779 |
Place of birth | Condobolin, New South Wales |
School | Public School Condobolin |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Condobolin, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, J L Forland, Condobolin, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Local Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Laurity and Elizabeth Jane FORLAND, Henry Street, Penrith, New South Wales. Native of Condobolin |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4778 Pte Sydney Conrad FORLAND, 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia, 27 July 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 8), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2012) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |