Horace Andrew FORWARD

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FORWARD, Horace Andrew

Service Numbers:	74, W40186
Enlisted:	6 October 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Northam, Western Australia, 4 August 1891
Home Town:	Northam, Northam, Western Australia
Schooling:	Malabaine State School, near Northam, , Western Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Victoria Park, Western Australia, 31 May 1958, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Memorials:	Northam Memorial Hospital

World War 1 Service

6 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 74, 10th Light Horse Regiment
8 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 74, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle
8 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 74, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 74, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)

World War 2 Service

17 Jul 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W40186
22 Dec 1941:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W40186

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Biography contributed by Suzanne Cable

Embarked from Alexandria for Gallipoli, 16 May 1915. Wounded (bullet wound, thigh), 13 August 1915; admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 13 August 1915; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital; transferred to Composite Regiment, 20 November 1915. Admitted to hospital, Mustapha (venereal disease), 31 December 1915; discharged from Mustapha to Overseas Base Duty, 18 January 1916. Returned to duty, 6 February 1916; taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse from 10th Light Horse, 6 March 1916. Promoted to Sergeant, 13 March 1916. Wounded in action (mild bomb wound, thigh) and admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 26 June 1916; invalided to England, 7 July 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, 19 July 1916. Transferred from Light Horse Details to 51st Bn, 5 October 1916. Wounded in action, 30 March 1917; rejoined unit from wounds, 9 April 1917. To hospital, sick, 26 August 1917; rejoined unit, 7 September 1917. Wounded in action, 26 September 1917; embarked for England on Hospital Ship 'Ville de Lieye', 29 September 1917; admitted to 2nd Military Hospital, Canterbury (yun shot wound, left arm, compound fracture), 29 September 1917. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 3 October 1917; discharged to No. 2 Convalescent Depot, Weymouth, 20 November 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board A54 'Runic', 20 December 1917; arrived in Australia, 13 February 1918; discharged, 9 April 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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