Regimental number | 119 |
Place of birth | Lesmakegow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
School | Bellshill Public, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | c/o District Superintendent, New South Wales, Government Railways, Eskbank, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Brother, D. M Forrest, Hotel Fitzroy, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Anzac Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gaza, Palestine |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Gaza War Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row A, Grave No. 5), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 10 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Margaret Scott FORREST. Native of Lesmahagow, Scotland |