Pte EJB Forrester - Box Hill Cemetery
Edgar Joseph Bell Forrester was born on 26 March 1881 in Hawthorn to John Jamieson Forrester and Susannah Forrester (nee Sorrell). He was baptized on 8 June 1881 at Christ Church Hawthorn.
Edgar served as a Pte in teh 5th Bn, and embarked from Melbourne on the HAMT 'A40' CERAMIC on 23 November 2015. During the war, Edgar was wounded, and also suffered from the effects of Gas whilst in France. He also had issues with psoriasis. He returned to Australia in 1918.
Edgar died on 9 March 1942, and is buried at Box Hill Cemetery.
Pte EJB Forrester - Box Hill Cemetery
Edgar Joseph Bell Forrester was born on 26 March 1881 in Hawthorn to John Jamieson Forrester and Susannah Forrester (nee Sorrell). He was baptized on 8 June 1881 at Christ Church Hawthorn.
Edgar served as a Pte in teh 5th Bn, and embarked from Melbourne on the HAMT 'A40' CERAMIC on 23 November 2015. During the war, Edgar was wounded, and also suffered from the effects of Gas whilst in France. He also had issues with psoriasis. He returned to Australia in 1918.
Edgar died on 9 March 1942, and is buried at Box Hill Cemetery.