Regimental number | 6315 |
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
School | Scotch College, Claremont, WA, Church of England Grammar School, Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station overseer |
Address | Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, David Forrest, Bay View Terrace, Claremont, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Australian Army Service Corps 16th Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/104/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Month in date of fate unclear on Nominal Roll |
Place of death or wounding | Suez |
Age at death | 22.7 |
Place of burial | Suez War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 47), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Mary FORREST, Minderoo, Claremont, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | J R Forrest, MM (cousin) |