Sergeant

William Roland Forbes

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward James and Mary Forbes, of Towai, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25285
Name:
William Roland Forbes
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Lind (mother), Stout Street, Gisborne, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Station hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
04 April 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 June 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 56
HMNZT 57
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXXIII. D. 20.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Roland Forbes
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