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FORBES, Thomas Laidlaw
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6534 |
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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
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
31 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6534, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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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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