Territory Stories

John Murray Forman

Details:

Title

John Murray Forman,

Name

John Murray Forman,

Also known as

Forman, John Murray, Forman, Jack,

Collection

WWII Roll of Honour, HistoryNT, Second World War, 1939-1945,

Date

0000-00-00,

Place of birth

Perth (W.A.),

Date of birth

1909,

Place of enlistment

Cremorne, Melbourne (Vic.),

Nation of service

Australia,

Service

Australian Merchant Navy,

Unit

MV Neptuna,

Rank

2nd Officer,

Next of kin

Alfred A. Forman - Father, Louisa Forman - Mother,

Date of death

1942-02-19,

Place of death

MV Neptuna,

Place of burial

Adelaide River War Cemetery,

Memorial

Northern Territory Memorial, Panel 12,

Cultural heritage

Australian,

Biographical notes

John Murray Forman, also known as Jack, was born in 1909, Perth, Western Australia, to Alfred A. and Louisa Forman, of Mosman, New South Wales. He is remembered by his family and Captain Bill and A. Robertson in newspaper notices; Forman is also commemorated at The Northern Territory Memorial, which stands in the Adelaide River War Cemetery.,

History

He joined the Merchant Navy in Cremorne; the Commemorative Roll indicates that Forman was the 2nd Officer on the Neptuna. He died at the age of thirty-two on the Neptuna in Darwin on the 19 February 1942.,

Notes

Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0,

Language

English,

Subject

Second World War, 1939-1945, Bombing of Darwin, Roll of Honour, Northern Territory history,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Australian War Memorial,