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FORSYTH, John Keatly

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	15 August 1914, Appointed General Officer Commanding 4th ALH Regiment, AIF
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	AIF Depot
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 8 February 1867
Home Town:	Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Professional Army Officer
Died:	Auburn, Victoria, Australia, 12 November 1928, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:	Hawthorn Auburn Methodist Church Honour Roll WW1, Hawthorn Auburn Methodist Church John Keatly Forsyth Memorial Tablet

World War 1 Service

15 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Appointed General Officer Commanding 4th ALH Regiment, AIF
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Colonel, 1st Light Horse Brigade HQ, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: Other records indicate he may have embarked on HMAT Wiltshire on 19 October 1914
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Colonel, 1st Light Horse Brigade HQ, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
21 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
26 Jul 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Brigadier General, 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Temporarily promoted to Brigadier General and transferred to command 2nd Infantry Brigade at Gallipoli
16 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Colonel, 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Relinquished command of 2nd Infantry Bde in France (invalided) and embarked for Australia on 12 November 1916.
13 Apr 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, AIF Depot, RTA 12 November 1916. Appointment in AIF terminated and he returned to service in PMF.

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

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