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Delmar William Forsyth

In memory of:

Rifleman Delmar William Forsyth

December 25, 1941
Bowen Road Hospital, Hong Kong

Military Service


Service Number:

E/29910

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Additional Information


Born:

November 22, 1923
Montréal, Quebec

Enlistment:

July 26, 1940
Chicoutimi, Quebec

Son of William Forsyth and Alice Ida Dey, of Ile Perrott, Québec. Half-brother of Airman Carl Hartland Watson of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Nursing Sister Doris Watson of the Canadian General Hospital of the Canadian Army.

Served in Québec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland with W Force, Hong Kong with C Force. He had 518 days of service, including 59 overseas.

Commemorated on Page 30 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

5. C. Coll. grave 4-20.

Location:

STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY, originally the Military Cemetery in which members of the Hong Kong Garrison and their families were buried, is situated just beyond the small fishing village of Stanley in the southern part of Hong Kong island on the Tai Tam Peninsula, which has Stanley Bay on the west and Tai Tam Bay on the north. From Stanley Village take the Wong Ma Kok Road. The cemetery is adjacent St Stephens College and is close to St Stephen's beach. It is reached from Victoria by car along a winding, hilly road which at first overlooks the harbour and mainland. After climbing to the pass called Wong Nei Cheng Gap the road descends to the sea at Repulse Bay and then continues along the rocky hillside to Stanley village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– Rifleman DELMAR WILLIAM FORSYTH was one of  290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong from December 8th to December 25th, 1941
  • Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong– Source:  Veterans Affairs Canada.
  • Canadian Casualties in the Defense of Hong Kong and its Aftermath– Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.

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