Edward George FORRESTER

FORRESTER, Edward George

Service Number: 1118
Enlisted: 15 February 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 36th Infantry Battalion
Born: Macksville, New South Wales, Australia , 15 October 1895
Home Town: Macksville, Nambucca Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Butcher
Died: Died of wounds, France, 27 April 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Mont Huon Military Cemetery, le Treport, France
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

15 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1118, 36th Infantry Battalion
13 May 1916: Involvement Private, 1118, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916: Embarked Private, 1118, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Edwards parents Edward George Forrester (Snr) and Constance Ellen Forrester of Macksville New South Wales, Australia had 12 Children, Edward (snr ) owned a Butcher Shop In Macksville and all his sons became Butchers.