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John Arnold Peroival Forbes

  • Service number
    • WWI 38142 AWMM
    • WWII 2/20B/31 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 November 2023 - Military Record
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 68), Page: 4 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 68), Page: 4 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Arnold Peroival AWMM
  • Surname
    Forbes AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 38142 AWMM
    • WWII 2/20B/31 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 November 2023 - Military Record
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    23rd September 1895 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 November 2023 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Russell Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 November 2023 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Edward James & Mary FORBES Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 November 2023 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    58 Ballance Street, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 November 2023 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs M. Lind (mother), 58 Ballance Street, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single
    1921 John Arnold Percival FORBES married Frances Melvena BLACKSHAW Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 November 2023 - Na BDM Marriage records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 38142 AWMM
    • WWII 2/20B/31 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 November 2023 - Military Record
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Butcher/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • 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

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • John Arnold Percival Forbes died 1st August 1958 and was buried in the Old Wairoa Cemetery -
    PLOT: Section D, Row 4
    REF: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205709705/j-a_p-forbes
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 November 2023
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      68: 4 AWMM

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09 November 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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