Forbes TWEEDIE MM

TWEEDIE, Forbes

    Other Name: TWEEDIE, Forbes Anderson - WW2 Records
    Service Numbers: 3966, V6556
    Enlisted: 10 July 1915, Ballarat, Vic.
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: Australian Army Headquarters
    Born: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 13 June 1897
    Home Town: Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Soft Goods Manager
    Died: 24 July 1976, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
    Memorials: Ballarat St. Peter's Anglican Church S.P.Y.C.G. WWI Roll of Honor, Ballarat St. Peters Anglican Church WWI Roll of Honour, Royal Brighton Yacht Club WW2 Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    10 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3966, 6th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic.
    23 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3966, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    23 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3966, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

    World War 2 Service

    4 Oct 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, V6556, Australian Army Headquarters, Royal Park, Vic.
    19 Mar 1947: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, V6556

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of W A Tweedie, 213 Wendouree Parade, Ballarat, Victoria

    Husband of Anie May TWEEDIE, 22 Hawthorn Avenue, Caulfield, Vic.

    Military Medal

    'Pte. TWEEDIE was on duty on Lewis Gun when attack was made. Though severely wounded in neck and back by enemy bomb, he handled his gun quickly and with cool deliberation and accuracy, not leaving his gun till enemy had been dispersed.'
    Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133
    Date: 21 August 1917

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