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Thomas Rubin Forbes

In memory of:

Gunner Thomas Rubin Forbes

September 6, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

F/24498

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Division:

4 Anti-Tank Regt.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 306 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

II, A, 10.

Location:

CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY is 3.5 kilometres west of Riccione, a seaside resort on the Adriatic coast, and is reached by turning west off the main Rimini/Riccione road about 1 kilometre north-west of Riccione. In the town of Riccione is a sign leading to the Coriano Ridge War Cemetery. Carry on in the direction of Coriano until a 'T' junction is reached. Turn left and after a short distance the Cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited outside the working hours of the local gardening staff, but will be unmanned.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of THOMAS RUBIN FORBES– Gunner Rubin Forbes prior to leaving Canada. This photograph was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Photo of THOMAS RUBIN FORBES
    Photo of THOMAS RUBIN FORBES – Gunner Rubin Forbes prior to leaving Canada. This photograph was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Photo of THOMAS RUBIN FORBES– Gunner Rubin Forbes in Glace Bay Nova Scotia just prior to heading overseas. This photograph was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Photo of THOMAS RUBIN FORBES
    Photo of THOMAS RUBIN FORBES – Gunner Rubin Forbes in Glace Bay Nova Scotia just prior to heading overseas. This photograph was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Photo of THOMAS RUBIN FORBES– Gunner Rubin Forbes and his one and a half year old son Peter just prior to heading overseas. This photograph was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Photo of THOMAS RUBIN FORBES
    Photo of THOMAS RUBIN FORBES – Gunner Rubin Forbes and his one and a half year old son Peter just prior to heading overseas. This photograph was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
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  • Photo of Rubin Forbes

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    Photo of Rubin Forbes
  • Photo of William Forbes (Rubin's Brother)

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    Photo of William Forbes (Rubin's Brother)
    Photo of William Forbes (Rubin's Brother)
  • Letter from Commanding officer– Letter sent by Commanding officer to widow. This letter was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Letter from Commanding officer
    Letter from Commanding officer – Letter sent by Commanding officer to widow. This letter was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Letter from Commanding officer– Letter sent by Commanding officer to widow. This letter was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Letter from Commanding officer
    Letter from Commanding officer – Letter sent by Commanding officer to widow. This letter was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Letter from the gun group sergeant– This is a letter from the gun group sergeant to Gunner Forbes widow. This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Letter from the gun group sergeant
    Letter from the gun group sergeant – This is a letter from the gun group sergeant to Gunner Forbes widow. This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Letter from the gun group sergeant– This is a letter from the gun group sergeant to Gunner Forbes widow. This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Letter from the gun group sergeant
    Letter from the gun group sergeant – This is a letter from the gun group sergeant to Gunner Forbes widow. This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother– This was the last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother who served in the Canadian Provost Corps and survived the war dying in 1977. This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes sister for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother
    Last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother – This was the last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother who served in the Canadian Provost Corps and survived the war dying in 1977. This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes sister for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother– This was the last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother who served in the Canadian Provost Corps and survived the war dying in 1977. This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes sister for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother
    Letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother – This was the last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother who served in the Canadian Provost Corps and survived the war dying in 1977. This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes sister for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother– This was the last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother who served in the Canadian Provost Corps and survived the war dying in 1977. This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes sister for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother
    Letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother – This was the last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother who served in the Canadian Provost Corps and survived the war dying in 1977. This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes sister for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother– This was the last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother who served in the Canadian Provost Corps and survived the war dying in 1977. This letter was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother
    Letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother – This was the last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother who served in the Canadian Provost Corps and survived the war dying in 1977. This letter was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother– This was the last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother who served in the Canadian Provost Corps and survived the war dying in 1977. This letter was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother
    Letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother – This was the last letter from Gunner Forbes to his brother who served in the Canadian Provost Corps and survived the war dying in 1977. This letter was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Letter– This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes sister for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Letter
    Letter – This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes sister for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Letter– This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes sister for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Letter
    Letter – This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes sister for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Letter– This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes sister for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Letter
    Letter – This letter was made available to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes sister for inclusion on Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Credit: Gordon Fleming. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Grave Marker– Photograph of first Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker following the war. This photograph was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photograph of first Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker following the war. This photograph was loaned to me by Gunner Rubin Forbes son Peter for submission to Canada's Virtual War Memorial site. Gunner Forbes is also my wife's uncle.
  • Coriano Ridge War Cemetery

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    Coriano Ridge War Cemetery
    Coriano Ridge War Cemetery
  • Cemetery– Coriano Ridge War Cemetery

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    Cemetery – Coriano Ridge War Cemetery
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    Grave marker

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