Back to search results

Corporal PERCY JOSEPH DE FOREST

Service Number: VX46126
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Infantry

A.I.F. 2/23 Bn.

Date of Death

Died 17 November 1943

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LAE WAR CEMETERY

JJ. B. 12.

Papua New Guinea

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Australian
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Herbert Norman and May De Forest; husband of Edna Emma De Forest, of East Melbourne, Victoria.
  • Personal Inscription DUTY NOBLY DONE
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

From the CWGC Archives

Grave Registration (2)

Grave Registration Documents - Graves Registration Reports (Finals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Headstone (1)

Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Buried or commemorated at

LAE WAR CEMETERY
Papua New Guinea
Number of casualties: 2819
View cemetery details