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FORBES, Archibald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1078 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914, Rejoined on the 16/1/1919 as a driver in the N&ME Force in New Guinea, discharged on 8/8/1920 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Hexham, Victoria, November 1883 |
| Home Town: | Hexham, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Hexham War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1078, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Rejoined on the 16/1/1919 as a driver in the N&ME Force in New Guinea, discharged on 8/8/1920 | |
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| 23 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1078, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1078, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 15 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1078, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Return to Australia 20 Nov 16 | |
| 26 Feb 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1078, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Medical Discharge due to enteric illness that was probably picked up on Gallipoli |
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