John Gilbert FORREST

FORREST, John Gilbert

Service Number: VX53389
Enlisted: 12 January 1940, Mildura, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2)
Born: Mildura, Vic., 15 December 1918
Home Town: Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling: Mildura High School
Occupation: Shed Hand
Died: Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 12 September 1944, aged 25 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Mildura Cenotaph, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, VX53389
12 Jan 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX53389, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Mildura, Vic.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Herbert Paganetti Forrest and Ethel May Forrest, of Mildura, Victoria.