Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Photo of Robert Samuel Forestell

Photo of ROBERT SAMUEL FORESTELL – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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. 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.

Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.

Biography – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.

Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.

Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.

Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.

Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.

Photos of the commemorative ceremony on August 8, 2015, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.

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.

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.

Photo of the commemorative ceremony on August 6, 2016, in Barbâtre, Île de Noirmoutier, France.

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.

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.

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.

Photo of Robert Samuel Forestell

Grave marker