Forbes, Archibald McEwan (4695)
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC
Age: 25 years 5 months
Enlistment Details: Saturday, 29 January 1916 – Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 4695 view online service record
Address:
Powell Street
Preston, VIC
Next of Kin:
Louisa Forbes (wife)
Powell Street
Preston, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 4 April 1916
Ship: HMAT Euripides A14
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion – 12th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Wednesday, 26 September 1917
Discharged: Friday, 18 January 1918
Brothers: William Forbes, John Forbes (Seaman, Navy), David Forbes
1916 ‘Four Sons at Front.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 22 April, p. 2. , viewed 30 Mar 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91167998
A McE Forbes is listed on the Roll of Honour for the Port Melbourne Branch of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society (PAFS)
1917 ‘PORT P.A.F.S.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 20 January, p. 3. , viewed 29 Dec 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88370019
1917 ‘ELECTRIC SPARKS’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 16 June, p. 3. , viewed 14 Apr 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88366332
1 Comments
Brian Membery
Died Reservoir, 1960 at 1969 years, interred Fawkner Cemetery. Powell street is now Reservoir, the name was rarely used at the time of the war and only recognised with the opeing of a Post Office circa 1921.