Private

John Alexander Forbes

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Donald Thomas Forbes and Frances Mary Forbes, of Whangarei, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24006
Name:
John Alexander Forbes
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
11 December 1920
Place of Birth: 
New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs D. McInerney (sister), 32 Seabrook Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o Mrs Tibbets, Wintere Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 24 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 November 1943
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkment Date:
21 July 1943

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XVI. B. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
John Alexander Forbes
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