Edward John FORWARD

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Service Number:	7192
Enlisted:	20 January 1916, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 29 April 1894
Home Town:	Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Clerk
Died:	Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 13 August 1976, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland MES Row A4 Grave 4285
Memorials:

20 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7192, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
11 Jan 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion
9 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, Gassed

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