Donald Louis FORREST

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Service Number:	6315
Enlisted:	4 March 1915
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Brigade Train
Born:	Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 27 November 1893
Home Town:	Claremont, Western Australia
Schooling:	Scotch College, Claremont, Western Australia; Church of England Grammar School, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Station Overseer
Died:	Pneumonia, Government Hospital, Suez, Egypt, 1 July 1915, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Suez War Memorial Cemetery Grave 461 , Suez War Memorial Cemetery, Suez, Suez Canal, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong Grammar School Community Members Who Served, Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll

4 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6315, 6th Infantry Brigade Train
16 Mar 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Army Service Corps
22 May 1915:	Involvement Driver, 6315, 6th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
22 May 1915:	Embarked Driver, 6315, 6th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Afric, Melbourne

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Son of David and Mary Forrest, of Minderoo, Claremont, Western Australia. Born at Perth, Western Australia.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal