John (Jack) FORREST

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Service Number:	19978
Enlisted:	31 July 1915
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	8th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Yambuk, Victoria, Australia, 8 August 1892
Home Town:	King Island, Tasmania
Occupation:	Farrier
Died:	Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia , 9 February 1946, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered

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31 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 19978, 8th Field Artillery Brigade
20 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 19978, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne
20 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 19978, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 19978, 8th Field Artillery Battery , Embarked Southampton, UK, disembarked France, no date listed in Army Record.
22 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 19978, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Wounded in action.
18 Mar 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Bombardier, 19978, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Embarked England, arrived Australia on 12 May 1919.
14 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 19978, 8th Field Artillery Brigade

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