Regimental number | 2621 |
Place of birth | Sale, Victoria |
School | Brighton Road State School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Butter factory hand |
Address | 13 Dickens Street, St. Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Milne, 13 Dickens Street, St Kilda, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'Conspicuous bravery at Pozieres.' Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Harbonnieres, France |
Age at death | 26.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 20), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 51 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Forrest and Victoria MILNE; husband of Myrtle MILNE, 57 Bury Street, East Melbourne |
Discharge date |