Regimental number | 5077 |
Place of birth | Northcote, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Shaftesbury Parade, Croxton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr Norman Charles Forsyth, Shaftesbury Parade, Croxton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Norman Charles and Annie FORSYTH |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kaiser-i-Hind', 5 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 16 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 18 June 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 42 |
Place of burial | Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FORSYTH Benjamin John |