Private Percy Alfred Forrest
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Forrest,
Percy Alfred
Date of birth: 1892-07-30
Place of birth: Dublin Ireland
Next of kin: Jennie Ethel Forrest, sister. 29 Brookmount Road, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Address:
29 Brookmount Road, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-05-19
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Etaples Military Cemetery, LXVI. D. 8.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 10189
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1916-03-28 to 1918-05-19
- Rank unknown, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-10-26 to 1916-03-27
- Rank unknown, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-22 to 1914-10-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed by enemy aircraft bombing of No. 1 General Hospital, Etaples, France
Awards
Good Conduct Badge
Date of award: 1916-09-23
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 7531664
LAC ID:
395798
Service file: B3205-S068
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Jane 'Jennie' Forrest
Prior service with the QOR
Grave site was visited by S V Pearson and other family members on July 20, 2015 while on a tour of Great War battlefields and military cemeteries. Point of interest: My father John Holt Pearson CAMC and uncle, Stanley Edward Pearson CAMC, were both wounded at Etaples on the same day Private Forrest died
Uploader's Research notes: 3rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Stretcher Bearer Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion Base Detail Stretcher Bearer Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 1 Canadian General Hospital Etaples Good Conduct Badge ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2018-05-20
Last modified: 2019-11-15