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Lieutenant JOSEPH WILLIAM FORBES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

6th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 20 September 1917

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL)

I. G. 44.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Australian
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Isabella Cook Forbes, of 447, Alfred St., North Sydney, and the late Joseph Harding Forbes. Born in Queensland.
  • Personal Inscription THE EARTH HOLDS NO BRAVER GENTLEMAN
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Buried or commemorated at

PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL)
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 2798
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