| Regimental number | 147 |
| Place of birth | Indooroopilly, Queensland |
| School | Indooroopilly State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Commercial traveller |
| Address | Lionlea, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | H.C. Duton, Lionlea, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Staff Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Damascus, Syria |
| Age at death | 38 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
| Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 11), Syria |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David Jackson and Isabel Rebecca Halse FROST |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Ernest John Forst. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 25 August 1915; taken on strength of 9th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 3rd Light Horse Bde Headquarters, Gallipoli, 31 August 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 26 December 1915. Admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 18 January 1916 (mumps); discharged, 7 February 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 11th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 24 February 1916. Admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, 28 February 1916 (pleurisy, serious); transferred t Ras el Tin, 22 March 1916 (pleuro-pneumonia anaemia); to Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 31 March 1916. Rejoined 11th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 1 April 1916. Marched into Central Training and General Base Depot, Tel el Kebir, 26 April 1916. Marched out to Serapeum, 17 May 1916. Detached to School of Cookery, Alexandria, 24 October 1917; rejoined unit, Palestine, 23 November 1917. Admitted English Hospital, Damascus, 19 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia). Died, English Hospital, 23 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FROST Edward |
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