FORTH, Cyril Hennessy
| Service Number: | 4118 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Orroroo, South Australia, 25 September 1898 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Kilkman North |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Engine Cleaner at Adelaide Railway Station |
| Died: | Gun shot wound to chest (wounded in action), Pozieres, Picardie, France, 6 August 1916, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot 2, Row B, Grave 70, Puchevillers, Somme, France. Commemorated at Cheltenham Cemetery in Adelaide. His name is located at panel 110 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT., Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Peterborough 'LOCO' S.A.R. Roll of Honor, Peterborough St Peter's Anglican Church Roll of Honour WW1, Peterborough War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4118, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 15 embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: public_note:
09 Mar 1916 |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4118, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, RMS Mongolia | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4118, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Battle for Pozières |
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Father George Lathen Forth (1858 - 1912)
and Mother Catherine (nee Hennessy) (1864 - 1944), buried Cheltenham Cemetery
(Section D, Drive: B, Path (#): 11(22), Site Number: 363S).
Sister: Mary Elizabeth Forth (1883 - 1885)
Brother George Forth (1885 - ?)
Brother John Cleales Forth (1886 - ?)
Brother Alfred William Forth (1888 - 1920)
Brother Arthur Hedley Forth (1890 - 1969)
Sister Lillian Maude Forth (1891 - 1969)
Sister Eileen Levina Forth (1894 - ?)
Sister Laurel Irene Forth (1896 - 1981)
Sister Doreen Bessie Forth (1902 - ?)
Sister Kathleen Maude Forth (1903 - ?)
Brother Alton Roy Forth (1905 - 1989) last abode Kadina, 83yrs, buried in Enfield Memorial Park.
Next of kin in service:
1 x Brother; 7 x cousins and 2 x cousins killed.
Served 3years as a Senior Cadet (and still serving) prior to enlisting.
Described on enlisting 18 years 3 months old; Single, 5’ 6 ¼” tall; 124 lbs; fair complexion;
blue eyes; Auburn hair; Church of England
3/1/1916 Completed medical - fit for service
3/1/1916 Enlisted in Adelaide
13/1/1916 Commanding Officer appointed Cyril to "A" Company, 2nd Depot Battalion
Exhibition AIF Camp
16/1/1916 11th reinforcement, 27th Infantry
16/2/1916 10th reinforcement, 27th Infantry
9/3/1916 Embarked from OUter Harbour, Port Adelaide on HMAT Mongolia
10/5/1916 Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces per H.T. Scotian, to Alexandria
18/5/1916 Disembarked ex Alexandria, to Marseilles, France
5/6/1916 Admitted from Egypt to 2nd Divisional Base depot
9/6/1916 admitted into Egypt
6/7/1916 Joined 27th Battalion from 10th Reinforcements, France
4/8/1916 Gun shot wound to chest, received in action, France
5/8/1916 admitted to No.3, Casualty Clearing Station
6/8/1916 Died of wounds
10/10/1916 Buried at Puchevillers British Cemetery
Plot 2, Row B, Grave 70
Puchevillers, Somme, France
He is also commemorated in Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia.
Medals:
1914-15 Star; British War Medal (33725), Victory Medal (33489); Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (313764).
Sourced and collated by Julianne T Ryan. 28 May 2014. Lest we forget.
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