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WORLD WAR 1 Gallipoli

PLAQUE NO. 1 PLAQUE NO 2:

Lt Anthony A. Forrest (1884-1901) Major Frank M. W. Parker DSO (1887-94)

8th Artillery Battery
5th W. A. Mounted Contingent
Killed In Action: Transvaal, South Africa Died of Disease: Cairo, Egypt
15 May 1901. Age 16½ 15 March 1915. Age 39

Anthony was a prefect of the School, the bow man in the Hale School crew Another Boer War veteran - Died of Meningitis, just prior to the embarkation
which won the 1st Head of the River in 1899. He was also the wicket keeper in Frances Maitland Wyborn Parker for the Gallipoli Peninsular.
the School 1st XI before joining the 5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry
Contingent late in 1900. He was Killed In Action in Brakpan, Eastern Transvaal, Dedicated by Mr Stephen Parker (1942-48) & Family.
only weeks after arriving in South Africa - the same action in which another Placed by Mr Stephen Parker.
Western Australian, Frederick Bell, won a Victoria Cross.
PLAQUE NO 3:
Dedicated by Mrs Peg Forrest and her Family.
L/Cpl Donald Forrest (1901-1905)
Placed by the then current School wicketkeeper, Chad Jones (1997-2001)
and joint Captain of Boats, Matthew Stroud (1993-2000).
16th A.A.S.C. (Farrier) 10th Light Horse Regiment
Died of Disease: Suez, Egypt
2 May 1915. Age 22
Died of pneumonia, as his unit made ready to embark for the Gallipoli
Peninsular.

Dedicated by Mr Don Forrest (1937-45) & Family.
Placed by Miss Grace Forrest, assisted by grandfather, Don Forrest.