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William Martin Forbes

In memory of:

Trooper William Martin Forbes

June 7, 1944
In the field, France

Military Service


Service Number:

B/63486

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, R.C.A.C.

Division:

27th Armd. Regt.

Additional Information


Born:

November 11, 1921
Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 24, 1942
Toronto, Ontario

Son of John James Forbes and Mary Bridget Forbes, of Timnins, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 306 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

Panel 19, Column 3.

Location:

The Bayeux Memorial is located on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware, in the south-western outskirts of the town of Bayeux, in Normandy, about 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. The memorial was erected in honour of the 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and who have no known grave.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Inscription - Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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