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FORREST, John
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Forrest, John Robertson - Circular |
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| Service Number: | 3046 |
| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915 |
| 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, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot IV. Row A. Grave 3. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3046, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3046, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 October 1915 | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for Marseilles 19 June 1916 | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3046, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), KIA Fromelles |
Personal Stories
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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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