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Military service
Service number:
B/92939
Age:
29
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
January 7, 1913
Hamilton, Ontario
Enlistment:
January 22, 1941
Borden, Ontario
Death:
August 19, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
F. 48.
Additional information
Son of Fred and Rachel Forbes. Husband of Agnes Forbes of Hamilton, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Wesley Sylvester Forbes
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Newspaper Clipping
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Sylvester Forbes
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Sylvester Forbes
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Sylvester Forbes
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 74 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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