Thomas Laidlaw FORBES

FORBES, Thomas Laidlaw

Service Number: 6534
Enlisted: 31 August 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 August 1895
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Dunellan State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Died of wounds, France, 25 July 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France
Tree Plaque: Yeronga Avenue of Honour
Memorials: Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 3, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Enoggera Logan & Albert 9th Battalion Honour Roll, Enoggera T.A.9.A. Roll of Honour, Yeronga War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

31 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6534, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
7 Feb 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6534, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Feb 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6534, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
25 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6534, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6534 awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-25

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