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FORBES, Jeffrey Donald
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX146780 |
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Enlisted: | 27 June 1944 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Redcliffs, Victoria, Australia, 18 August 1925 |
Home Town: | Yatpool, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer / Station Hand |
Died: | Accidental , New Britain, Pacific Islands, 5 July 1945, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Location Grave Reference ~ Plot F, Row C, Grave 2. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX146780 | |
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27 Jun 1944: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX146780 | |
11 Dec 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
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