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Son of James R. Forbes ad Bessie Forbes, of Mille Roches, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes
While on air operations in Calgary in April 1941
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes
Air Operations Calgary 1941.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes
Location unknown but probably in Canada before going overseas.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes
Back home after finishing training as a WAG.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes
Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes
Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes
From the Cornwall (Ontario) Daily Standard Freeholder newspaper c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes
From the Cornwall (Ontario) Daily Standard Freeholder c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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While on air operations in Calgary in April 1941
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Air Operations Calgary 1941.
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Location unknown but probably in Canada before going overseas.
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Back home after finishing training as a WAG.
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant John Gordon Forbes is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Cornwall (Ontario) Daily Standard Freeholder newspaper c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Cornwall (Ontario) Daily Standard Freeholder c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 74 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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VIROFLAY NEW COMMUNAL CEMETERY Yvelines, France
Viroflay is a small town 4 kilometres east of Versailles. The cemetery is situated in the wood, south of the town, and about 880 metres from the church and town hall.
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