Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Daniel and Lena Forestell (1958 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother), of Coniston, Ontario. Brother of Bernard Lawrence Forestell.
Flying Officer Forestell held a Bachelor of Science as a Mining Engineer.
Brother of Warrant Officer 2nd Class Thomas Bernard Forestell, Royal Canadian Air Force, killed while on a navigation exercise in Canada on March 20, 1944 and Warrant Officer 2nd Class Daniel Arthur Forestell, Royal Canadian Air Force, killed in action on 5 April 1943.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Robert Samuel Forestell
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Grave marker
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Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.
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Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.
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Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.
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Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.
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Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.
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Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.
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Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.
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Photo of Robert Samuel Forestell
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Photo of Robert Samuel Forestell
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Photo of Robert Forestell
From: University of Toronto Memorial Book Second World War 1939-1945. The book was published by the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto. <P> Submitted with permission, by Operation Picture Me. -
Group Photo
Photograph from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook in 1942 shows Prideaux's involvement on the School of Practical Sciences' (S.P.S.) Senior Hockey Team. Prideaux is seen in the second row and was the manager. Robert Forestell, shown in front row, was also killed in the Second World War. -
Wreath Laying Ceremony
On August 6, 2016, Dorothy Robbie, daughter of Ian Robbie and Daniel Forestell, nephew and godson of Robert Forestell laid a wreath and paid their respects to the airmen. -
Memorial
This memorial was unveiled on August 6, 2016 which honours Ian Robbie and Robert Forestell who were killed in a plane crash on August 8, 2016. -
Paying respects
On August 6, 2016, Dorothy Robbie and Daniel Forestell are joined by Co-Presidents of the Relations Internationales Culture Mémoriel de Barbâtre (R.I.C.M.B) Tony Erceau and Michel Moracchini and paid their respects to the airmen. -
Memorial
This memorial was unveiled on August 6, 2016 which honours Ian Robbie and Robert Forestell who were killed in a plane crash on August 8, 1944. -
Photo of the commemorative ceremony on August 6, 2016, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.
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Inscription
This memorial was unveiled on August 6, 2016 which honours Ian Robbie and Robert Forestell who were killed in a plane crash on August 8, 1944. -
Ceremony
Photo of the commemorative ceremony on August 6, 2016, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France. -
Photo of ROBERT SAMUEL FORESTELL
From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Biography
From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of ROBERT SAMUEL FORESTELL
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Mrs. Forestell National Silver Cross Mother 1958
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Biography
Entry from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook, 1942. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newman Centre Memorial
This framed scroll hangs in the St. John Henry Newman Catholic Church (formerly St. Thomas Aquinas Church) located on the University of Toronto campus. The pre-printed template was designed by A.J. Casson. “For King and Country Members of Newman Club of the University of Toronto Who Have Volunteered for Active Service with Canada’s Fighting Forces”. The roll of service shows a total of 289 names written in calligraphy. The document is not dated and contains no key, but it is known after the fact that at least nine of the individuals listed therein lost their lives in the Second World War (at least 6 in the Canadian and 3 in the American forces). -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Samuel Forestell
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Samuel Forestell
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Samuel Forestell
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Samuel Forestell
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Samuel Forestell
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Samuel Forestell
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Samuel Forestell
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Samuel Forestell
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Samuel Forestell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 306 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BARBATRE CHURCHYARD Vendee, France
Barbatre is a village on the island of Noirmoutier, which is situated off the west coast of France and 32 kilometres south of the mouth of the River Loire and 76 kilometres west of La Roche-sur-Yon, the chief town of the Department of Vendee. Barbatre Churchyard is about 2 kilometres from the end of the causeway. The War Graves are to the right of the central crucifix.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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