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FORREST, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2845 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 January 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 11, Row C, Grave 38 Headstone inscription reads: Had we a dearest wish fulfilled dearest Daddy we would ask for you Chaplain F.P. Dwyer officiated, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2845, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill | |
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| 1 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2845, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2845, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2845, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2845, Shell wounds to the buttocks and groin |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joh D'Arcy Forrest and Selena Forrest; hus band of Lyla Irene Forrest of Mason Street North Fremantle, WA. Father of Sylvia Irene Forrest and Leslie Richard Forrest
21 February 1916 - To hospital with Orchitis. The following day he was transferred to the cleaaring station and was diagnosed with Mumps.
Medals _ 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal