Brigadier General John Keatly Forsyth

Ranks Held	Brigadier General, Colonel, Temporary Brigadier General
Birth Date	1867-02-08
Birth Place	Australia: Queensland, Brisbane
Death Date	1928-11-12
Death Place	Australia: Victoria, Sea Lake
Final Rank	Brigadier General
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	2nd Australian Infantry Brigade
Places	Brisbane Sea Lake
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29

Collection items

Rolls

Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

2nd Australian Infantry Brigade

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Brigadier General
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Colonel
Honours and Awards:

Unit

2nd Australian Infantry Brigade

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Temporary Brigadier General

London Gazette

01 January 1917 on page 5 at position 1

Commonwealth Gazette

29 June 1917 on page 1389 at position 1
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

2nd Australian Infantry Brigade

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Brigadier General
Honours and Awards:

Unit

2nd Australian Infantry Brigade

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Temporary Brigadier General

London Gazette

04 January 1917 on page 253 at position 13

Commonwealth Gazette

29 June 1917 on page 1391 at position 28

Timeline

Date of birth	08 February 1867
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1885-11	Enlisted in the Queensland Mounted Rifles as a trooper.
Date commissioned	18 July 1892	Commissioned as a second lieutenant ion the Queensland Mounted Infantry after serving in all NCO ranks.
Date promoted	04 November 1892	Promoted to lieutenant.
Other	01 August 1897	Joined the Queensland Permanant Forces as a staff lieutenant.
Date promoted	01 February 1901	Promoted to captain.
Other	1901-03-01 - 1902-02-27	Served as adjutant of the 4th Queensland Mounted Infantry.
Other	1902-02-28 - 1902-06-30	Served as adjutant of the 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
Other	1902-07-01 - 1905-11-12	Served as adjutant of the 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry.
Other	1905-11-13 - 1906-10-01	Secretary to the Inspector General in Melbourne.
Other	01 February 1907	Joined the Victorian Instructional Staff
Other	01 July 1907	Director of Equipment.
Date promoted	28 May 1908	Promoted to major.
Other	1909 - 1910	Posted to India on exchange duty.
Other	1910-12-01 - 1910-12-31	Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for Instruction in Melbourne.
Other	1911-11-01 - 1912-06-30	GSO2 at Army Headquarters.
Date promoted	01 March 1914	Promoted to lieutenant colonel.
Other	1914-08-11 - 1914-08-20	Commanding Officer of the 4th Light Horse Regiment.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	15 August 1914	Joined the AIF as a temporary lieutenant colonel, and appointed to command the 4th Light Horse Regiment.
Date of embarkation	21 October 1914
Other	1914-12-13 - 1915-08-18	Commanding Officer of the 4th Light Horse Regiment.
Other units	1915-05-30 - 1915-06-08	Acting commander of the 2nd Brigade at Gallipoli.
Date promoted	26 July 1915	Promoted to colonel and temporary brigadier general.
Other	26 July 1915	Commander of the 2nd Brigade.
Other	1916-03	Evacuated to England due to ill health.
Other	1916-04	Commander of B Training Group at Rollerstone, England.
Date of recommendation honour or award	06 October 1916
Date returned to Australia	12 November 1916
Date returned to Australia	1916-12	Returned due to ill health.
Date of honour or award	01 January 1917	is services on the Western Front.
Other units	16 February 1917	Commandant of the 4th Military District (South Australia).
Date promoted	24 September 1917	Promoted to brevet colonel.
Date promoted	1921-01	Promoted to temporary major general.
Other	1922	Placed on the unattached list.
Other	09 February 1925	Retired with the rank of major general.
Date of death	12 November 1928