Private Gordon Cecil Forbes

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Forbes, Gordon Cecil

Date of birth: 1889-12-06

Place of birth: Rathwell Manitoba Canada

Next of kin: Thomas Chisholm Forbes (father), Rathwell, Manitoba

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Farmer

Occupation (normalized): General Farmer

Address: Rathwell, Manitoba

Religion: Presbyterian

Date of death: 1916-09-13

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

Regimental number: 422067

Highest Rank: Private (29th Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 29th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: Courcellette (Battle of the Somme)

Commemoration location: Rathwell War Memorial

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CWGC ID: 1568011

LAC ID: 392500

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B3180-S032

Uploader's Notes:

Son of Thomas Chisholm Forbes and Christina Kincaid Forbes of Rathwell, Manitoba.

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion ]

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2015-12-01