Forrest M.M.

Corporal (later Sergeant) J. Forrest served with S Company in the Carrier Platoon.

He is mentioned in the War Diary on 11 December 1944.

He was awarded the Military Medal, and was also Mentioned in Despatches. (Borderers' Chronicle, June 1945, pp.56, 64)

At the 1945 Battalion sports he swam in the team race and came 2nd in both the One Mile and the Three Miles – he did well in the long-distance events. (Borderers' Chronicle, September 1945, pp.109, 110, 112)

Note: the Mention in Despatches lists print his number as 3188031 in February and 3188081 in April – almost certainly the same man.

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