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Edward Myndersse Paul FORSAYTH

Regimental number3285
Date of birth11 November 1896
Place of birthRabaul, Papua
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStudent
AddressVaucluse Hall, Vaucluse, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 6.25"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinFather, J M Forsayth, Vaucluse Hall, Vaucluse, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the 41st Infantry Regiment.
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Place of enlistmentWarwick Farm, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 3 January 1916
Discharge date15 February 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ulysses', 5 February 1916; discharged (medically unfit, not due to misconduct: 'degeneracy, unbalanced mind'), Sydney, 15 February 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as Edward Minders Paul FORSAYTH

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