Robert FORREST

Regimental number26593
Date of birth15 March 1896
Place of birthWhangarei
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFriend, Mrs Rolland, Mangapehi
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Discharge date6 August 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Admitted to 53rd General Hospital, 16 July 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin: mild); transferred to England, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 27-28 July 1917 (trench fever); to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 22 August 1917; discharged on leave, 27 October 1917, to report to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 12 November 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Glasgow on board HT ‘Athenic’, 1 April 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 6 August 1918.

Total war service: 2 years 70 days (of which 1 year 234 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Note: No Form B103 on file.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 38

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