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John Forbes

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II John Forbes

June 11, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/63618

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Son of Thomas Patrick and Annie Forbes, of Toronto, Ontario; husband of Vera Forbes of Toronto.

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:

BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

VII. H. 2.

Location:

Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is about 1 kilometre east of the village of Reviers, on the Creully-Tailleville-Ouistreham road (D.35). Reviers is a village and commune in the Department of the Calvados. It is located 15 kilometres north-west of Caen and 18 kilometres east of Bayeux and 3.5 kilometres south of Courseulles, a village on the sea coast. The village of Beny-sur-Mer is some 2 kilometres south-east of the cemetery. The bus service between Caen and Arromanches (via Reviers and Ver-sur-Mer) passes the cemetery.

It was on the coast just to the north that the 3rd Canadian Division landed on 6th June 1944; on that day, 335 officers and men of that division were killed in action or died of wounds. In this cemetery are the graves of Canadians who gave their lives in the landings in Normandy and in the earlier stages of the subsequent campaign. Canadians who died during the final stages of the fighting in Normandy are buried in Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery.

There are a total of 2,048 burials in Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. There is also one special memorial erected to a soldier of the Canadian Infantry Corps who is known to have been buried in this cemetery, but the exact site of whose grave could not be located.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave marker– At son's grave. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – At son's grave. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Group Photo– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Group Photo – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Group Photo– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Group Photo – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOHN FORBES– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN FORBES – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram 1944........Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram 1944........Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Forbes– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of John Forbes – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Obituary– This obituary of Company Sergeant Major Forbes was clipped from a Toronto newspaper in 1944 by Mrs. Josie McQuade.

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    Obituary – This obituary of Company Sergeant Major Forbes was clipped from a Toronto newspaper in 1944 by Mrs. Josie McQuade.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Deaths on Active Service - newspaper column.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Deaths on Active Service - newspaper column.
  • Western Technical School– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Western Technical School
    Western Technical School – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery– The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens)

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    Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
    Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery – The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens)
  • Gravemarker– Captain Craig Cameron took this photo of CSM Forbes' gravemarker in England in 1997.

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    Gravemarker
    Gravemarker – Captain Craig Cameron took this photo of CSM Forbes' gravemarker in England in 1997.

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