Thomas Laidlaw FORBES

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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, Brisbane Logan & Albert 9th Battalion Honour Roll, Brisbane T.A.9.A. Roll of Honour, Yeronga War Memorial

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
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"

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