FORBES L.W.G.
Given Names: Lawrence Walter Gordon
Service Number:
Unit: 13th General (Victorian) Reinforcements
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Paybook Number:
Age: 18 Yrs
Occupation: Clerk
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Presbyterian
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 7 In
Weight: 136 Lbs
Chest: 31½-34½ In
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Complexion: Dark
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 13/2/1917
Place: Hawthorn
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Ada Emily Forbes
Illyria', Harp Road, East Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 5/10/1918
Port: Melbourne
Ship: SS Zealandic
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Argyllshire
Embarked: 1/8/1919
Disembarked:
Unit: 8th Battalion
Rank: Lieutenant
Discharge Date: 7/10/1919
Place: 3MD
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 76187
Victory Medal: Not earned
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 30/1/1899
Place: Richmond, Victoria
Father: Wilson DUFF-FORBES
Mother: Ada Emily LAURENCE
MARRIAGE
Year: 1924
Place: Victoria
Spouse: Clara Elsie May GUEST
DEATH
Date or Year:
Place: ,
Burial: ,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Did not serve in a combat area
MEMORIALS
East Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
Hawthorn Town Hall
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number:
Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS
Surname on some records DUFF-FORBES and DOB 18/5/1899. Name amended by Deed Poll
FURTHER INFORMATION