Jeffrey Donald FORBES

FORBES, Jeffrey Donald

Service Number: VX146780
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, VX146780
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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