Thomas Alexander FORREST

FORREST, Thomas Alexander

Service Number: W62257
Enlisted: 21 April 1942
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5 Garrison Battalion (WA)
Born: Kalgoorlie, WA, 1 January 1899
Home Town: Welshpool, Canning, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Mine Engine Driver
Memorials: Bruce Rock Indigenous War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

21 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W62257, 5 Garrison Battalion (WA)
29 May 1942: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W62257, 5 Garrison Battalion (WA)

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Private Thomas Alexander Forrest 62257 was born on 1 January 1899 at Murrin Murrin a now abandoned mining town near Kalgoorlie in WA.  Murrin is actually an indgenous word for a species of Acacia tree common in the area, Murrin Murrin simply refers to the vast number of these trees in the area.  Thomas was reputed to be the son of Alexander Forrest (brother of Lord John Forrest, the second Premier of WA) and Ngingala (Eva Trilby Mickey).  He enlisted in the Australian Army on the 9th December 1915 and initially served as part of the 10th Australian Light Horse during World War I (no record of this has been found in the NAA).  His son Kenneth also served in World War II.

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