FORSYTH, George Given
| Service Number: | 103 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 12 June 1880 |
| Home Town: | Newtown, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Measles and Pneumonia, Brisbane General Hospital, Queensland, Australia, 3 March 1902, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Anzac Square Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 103 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 103, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 103, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Ship Templemore | |
| 3 May 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 103, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Given FORSYTH was born in Queensland on 12th June, 1880
His parents were William FORSYTH & Martha Jane GIVEN
He contracted measles on board the troop ship St Andrew while returning home from the Boer War & on arrival he was admitted to the Brisbane Hospital on 30th April, 1902 and died on 3rd May, 1902
His parents were expecting him home & preparing a welcome but were not informed that he had been taken to hospital & didn't find out until he was unconscious.
He was given a full Military Funeral & buried in an unmarked Grave in Toowong Cemetery - many years later a bronze plaque was erected on his grave
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