Forbes, William Charles (2192)
Place of Birth: Melbourne, VIC
Age: 20 years 10 months
Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 7 September 1915 – Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 2192 view online service record
Address:
unknown
Next of Kin:
William Forbes (father)
2 McCormack Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Friday, 7 April 1916
Ship: HMAT Barunga A43
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 8th Light Horse Regiment – 15th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Monday, 10 July 1916
Discharged: Wednesday, 27 September 1916
William’s father, also called William and his three uncles John, David and Archie all served during WWI.
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
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Brian Membrey
Second World War service :
Born 18 October, 1897 (Port Melbourne), enlisted 5 March, 1941,served V11863, Private, R R D Royal Park, locality of enlistment Port Melbourne, Attested Royal Park, NOK Doris FORBES. Discharged 23 May, 1941
Brian Membrey
Further noted after his return in 1916 as the defendant in Port Melbourne Court in an action brought by a young woman (unnamed) in an action to recover arrears of payments under an order for the maintenance of an illegitimate child