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DE FOREST , Walter Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3380 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 29 July 1883 |
| Home Town: | Combienbar, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 25 September 1948, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden Of Remembrance 1, Section 23, Niche 149 MEMORIAL ID 212564572. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3380, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 3380, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 3380, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Honoured Military Medal |
Personal Stories
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918, written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 42 and 265. Prior to the war he was farmer of Combienbaar Vic. He enlisted 1st May 1917 aged 34 years. He served with the 58th Infantry Battalion, earning a Military Medal for the war time activities. He survived the war and departed the UK for home 17th Mar 1919.
Submitted 29 January 2020 by Maxwell HILL
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