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Matthew Thomas FORREST

Regimental number3676
Place of birthBeechworth, Victoria
SchoolBeechworth State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 2.5"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Forrest, 374 Chapel Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 1), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Elizabeth FORREST, 15 Olive Street, Caulfield, Victoria. Native of Beechworth
Family/military connectionsNephew to Pte A Norris of Queensland. Killed in action
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19 July 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, FORREST Matthew Thomas

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