Sergeant Alexander Forbes
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1876-08-28
Place of birth: Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs Mary Forbes (mother,) 18 Jute St., Aberdeen, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Miner & Logger
Address:
Grand Forks, British Columbia
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, A. 15.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 703866
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-01-26 ?
- Sergeant, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack near Vimy Ridge
Commemoration location: Aberdeen City Roll of Honour
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 618517
LAC ID:
401253
Service file: B3178-S035
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Mrs Mary Forbes, 18 Jute St; Aberdeen.
His Attestation was amended to Alex no Alexander
Uploader's Research notes:
102nd Battalion Nominal Roll
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" database
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-08