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FORSYTH, Kenneth Macquarie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3014 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Harris Park, New South Wales, Australia, 14 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newtown Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway Guard |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 16 October 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXI H 9, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Whyalla Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3014, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3014, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3014, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3014, joined the 57th Battalion then near Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai, Pas-de-Calais. | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Wounded Private, 3014, wounded (skull, chest, abdomen, leg) in action by shell fire at Anzac Ridge near Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3014, died of wounds at the 17th British Casualty Clearing Station located at Lijssenthoek, West-Vlaanderen. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Enlisted under alias Harry Kenneth Forsyth
Son of George James and Charlotte Jane Forsyth, of 88, Avenue Rd., Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales
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