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Charles Lawrence Forbes

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Marriage to Adele Leopoldine Soltau

27 October 1919 at Redfern, New South Wales, Australia

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Lawrence AWMM
  • Surname
    Forbes AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16536 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    17 March 1888 Public - Jewell - Other relative - 20 July 2017 - New Zealand Birth Index
  • Place of birth
    Kawhia, Waikato, New Zealand Public - Jewell - Other relative - 20 July 2017 - New Zealand Birth Index
  • Birth notes
    Born at Kawhia; Father Constable John Watson Forbes; Mother Elizabeth Sophia Morgan Public - Jewell - Other relative - 20 July 2017 - Family History; New Zealand Birth Index
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 16 October 1916 AWMM Sydney, New South Wales AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Elizabeth Sophia Forbes, 'Rewa Moana,' Kawhia, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 16 October 1916 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Single Public - Jewell - Other relative - 20 July 2017 - Married 27 October 1919 at Redfern, NSW, Australia

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16536 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Enlisted 16 October 1916 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Public - Jewell - Other relative - 20 July 2017 - Service Number 16536
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    27 February 1971 Public - Jewell - Other relative - 20 July 2017 - Australia Cemetery Index 1808-2007
  • Age at death
    83 Public - Jewell - Other relative - 20 July 2017 - Australia Cemetery Index 1808-2007
  • Place of death
    Miranda, New South Wales, Australia Public - Jewell - Other relative - 20 July 2017 - Australia Cemetery Index 1808-2007
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, NSW, Australia Public - Jewell - Other relative - 20 July 2017 - Australia Cemetery Index 1808-2007
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
20 July 2017JewellAuckland, New ZealandDirect descendant

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