FORRESTER, William Henry
| Service Number: | 1489 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915, Cairns, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Herberton, Queensland, 8 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Herberton State School |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Herberton, Queensland, 13 October 1936, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
Herberton General Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Herberton War Memorial, Padre White Memorial Chapel |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1489, Cairns, Queensland | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1489, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1489, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1489, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1489, 15th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Shaaron Linwood
"MR. W. H. FORRESTER.
HERBERTON, October 14.
Mr. W. H. Forrester, of Herberton, died in the Herberton District Hospital on Monday evening, and was interred in the Herberton cemetery the following day. Mr. Forrester was a member of a well-known Herberton family and was a native of the town, where he was thoroughly respected. Mr. Forrester was a soldier during the Great War, having been one of the first to enlist and leave the country for that tremendous adventure. He has not been in good health for some years, but his death was a shock to many of his friends. Mr. Forrester was married arid leaves a widow and family. He was 45 years of age. The funeral was conducted with military honors, members of the local branch of the R.S.S.I.L.Ä. walking through the town with the cortege to the monument, and attending the service at the cemetery, the Rev. Father Downey, of the Catholic Church, officiating. The funeral was exceptionally large, testifying to the feeling in the town and district. 20 cars and lorries following the hearse on which the coffin, covered with the Union Jack, was conveyed. Herberton miners all ceased work, as is the custom when a respected miner goes Home, to attend the interment and to pay their last respects." - from the Cairns Post 16 Oct 1936 (nla.gov.au)
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