FORBES, Andrew John
| Service Number: | 3496 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunamanagh, Ireland, February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Earlsgift School, Dunamanagh |
| Occupation: | Tram Conductor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3496, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3496, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3496, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 31 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3496, 53rd Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3496 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-03-31 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Andrew John FORBES (Service Number 3496) was born in Strabane, Ireland, in 1890. He had been apprenticed to a grocer for five years but joined the Tramways in Sydney as a conductor in 1911. In July 1915 he enlisted in the AIF at Liverpool.
On 31 March was reported wounded and missing in action.
A Court of Enquiry nine months later determined that he had been killed in action. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Submitted 8 July 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Andrew John FORBES (Service Number 3496) was born in Strabane, Ireland, in 1890. He was apprenticed to a grocer for five years. He joined the Tramways in Sydney as a conductor in 1911. In July 1915 he enlisted in the AIF at Liverpool.
He embarked from Sydney in October 1915. He was sent via Egypt to France, where he landed in June 1916. On 19th July he was wounded in action and evacuated to England with gunshot wounds to his shoulder and leg. He was discharged from hospital in September, and given two weeks leave. He reported for duty in October,. He was sent again to France in January 1917. He was promoted to Lance Corporal the following month. On 31 March 1917 he was reported wounded and missing in action.
A Court of Enquiry nine months later determined that he had been killed in action. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
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