Forbes, David Souter (2828)

Place of Birth: Dundee, Scotland

Age: 29 years 11 months

Enlistment Details: Monday, 28 June 1915 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 2828            view online service record

Address:
99 Heath Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
Mrs D S Forbes (wife)
99 Heath Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Friday, 10 September 1915
Ship: HMAT Star of Victoria A16
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion – 9th Reinforcements

Fate:
RTA: Monday, 23 September 1918
Discharged: Thursday, 14 August 1919

Address at Embarkation: 183 Nott Street

Brothers: William Forbes, John Forbes (Seaman, Navy), Archie 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

D S 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 ‘WAR CASUALTIES.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 24 November, p. 3. , viewed 13 Oct 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88369660