Lt
Joseph William Forbes
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1891 |
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Place of birth: Queensland, Australia |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Lieutenant |
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Service number: / |
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Enlistment date: 11/10/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 6th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 20/09/1917 |
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Age: 26 |
Cemetery
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Perth Cemetery (China Wall) Plot: I Row: G Grave: 44 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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British War Medal Medal |
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Mentioned in Despatches Honourable mentioning |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
Sources 2
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6th Australian Infantry Battalion, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/23/22). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, FORBES J W). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/103346 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=562bb6a1-317c-49d4-86b0-f54e3c73fcb1 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7441234 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=100833 |