Lieutenant Colonel Frederick William Dempster Forbes

Service number V18085
Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date 24/02/1883
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Prahran
Death Date 22/09/1957
Death Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Balwyn
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 21st Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection items

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    Croydon, Victoria. Informal portrait of R A Forbes, probably Robert Arthur Forbes, Mayor of ...

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    General Service tube whistle : Major F W D Forbes, 21 Battalion, AIF

    'Thunderer' General Service whistle : Major F W D Forbes, 21 Battalion, AIF

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Timeline

Date of birth 24/02/1883
Date of embarkation 08/05/1915
Date of enlistment 24/03/1915
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 24/03/1915 Appointed captain with the 21st Battalion.
Date of embarkation 10/05/1915
Date promoted 01/04/1915 Appointed major.
Date of recommendation honour or award 09/08/1916
Other units 1916-12-24 - 1917-01-31 Detached to 6th Brigade.
Date promoted 01/08/1916 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date of recommendation honour or award 14/09/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 1917
Other units 16/07/1917 Commanding Officer at No 2 Group.
Other units 29/05/1917 Posted to the 6th Training Battalion Rollestone and took command.
Other units 07/11/1917 Commandant 2nd Training Battalion.
Other units 1917-02-19 - 1917-03-06 Temporary command of the 6th Australian Infantry Brigade.
Other units 1918-09-08 - 1918-09-23 Appointed to command the 5th Australian Infantry Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award 07/09/1918
Other units 24/11/1918 Temporary command 5th Australian Infantry Brigade.
Other units 19/05/1918 Appointed to command the 19th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 24/09/1918
Other units 30/05/1918 Appointed to command the 20th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 14/03/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 30/01/1919
Other 12/10/1919 AIF appointment terminated.
Other units 12/01/1919 Rejoined 20th Battalion.
Other units 17/06/1919 Officer commanding troops HMAT Miltiades.
Date returned to Australia 19/06/1919
Date of enlistment 01/08/1941
Date of discharge 29/04/1944
Date of death 22/09/1957

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