John (Jack) FORREST

FORREST, John

    Other Name: Forrest, John Robertson - Circular
    Service Number: 3046
    Enlisted: 12 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 54th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland, 1891
    Home Town: North Ryde, Ryde, New South Wales
    Schooling: Grange School, Banffshire, Scotland
    Occupation: Carter
    Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
    Cemetery: Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
    Plot IV. Row A. Grave 3. Inscription: "IN OUR HEARTS BRIGHT VISIONS LINGER THAT CAN NEVER FADE AWAY" ISA FORREST
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    12 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3046, Depot Battalion (AIF), Liverpool, New South Wales
    8 Oct 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3046, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
    16 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 2nd Infantry Battalion
    19 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3046, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
    29 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3046, 54th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3046, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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    Brother Francis William Forrest was also a casualty of the great was. He passed away in Tooting Military Hospital in London on the 29th March 1917. He was a member of the 6th Gordon Highlanders.

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