Identity
Person No.
49654
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Jack Forest
Initials
J F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DISCH 606
Died after discharge
Cause of Death
Died of pulmonary tuberculosis, in hospital in Durban, after discharge as a military pensioner
Military Service
Location
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force
"Royal" dropped 1961 on Republic formation.
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026): PEEL, Jack Forest. Of 135 Botanical Gardens Road, Durban. Born 1916; a refrigerator mechanic before enlistment; served with the 2nd Battalion RDLI and with the Technical Service Corps; a military pensioner after discharge; died of pulmonary tuberculosis in hospital in Durban. On the Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorial, but not on the Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Memorial itself, nor on CWGC or SAWGP -- Jordan notes he died after their cut-off date for WWII war-death recognition. Not previously on the ROH.
Citations
Unknown
External References
Unknown
Stories
No stories have been added yet.
Dedications
No dedications have been added yet.