Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Robert Forsyth
In memory of:
Rifleman Robert Forsyth
November 9, 1942
Camp North Point, Hong Kong
Military Service
B/40795
30
Army
Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Additional Information
December 17, 1911
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
July 16, 1940
Niagara, Ontario
Baptized Robert Forsythe. Son of Robert Forsyth Sr. and Mary Livingstone, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Father enlisted April 27th, 1942, in the U.S. Army, regimental number 1034, without having fought in World War II.
Enlisted in The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, he served in Ontario, British Columbia, transferred on October 18th, 1940 to the 18Re Platoon, D Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Rifles of Canada to serve in Hong Kong with Force C. He had 847 days of service, including 378 overseas.
Commemorated on Page 74 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY
Victoria, Hong Kong
VIII. B. 15.
SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY is in the north-east of the island of Hong Kong, in the Chai Wan area, about 11 kilometres from the centre of Victoria, the capital of Hong Kong. At the entrance to the cemetery on Cape Collinson Road stands the memorial to those who died in Hong Kong and have no known grave. From it, the cemetery slopes down towards the sea and originally, the view towards the main land was magnificent. The easiest way to reach the cemetery is by the mass transit railway (MTR) Hong Kong line to Chai Wan Terminus. From the Terminus one can either walk up to the cemetery following Chai Wan Road to the roundabout, turning west into Wan Tsui Road, then south east up Lin Shing Road which leads to Cape Collinson Road. The CWGC road direction sign is fixed to a wall facing down Lin Shing Road. The Cape Collinson area has many cemeteries. Walking up this narrow one way traffic road, one will pass the Catholic Cemetery situated on the hillside to the left of the road, and the Hong Kong Military Cemetery on the right. SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY is about half way up Cape Collinson Road and faces the Muslim and Buddhist cemeteries. One can also get a taxi from Chai Wan Terminus and follow the same route. Alternatively one can board a public light bus, Route No. 16M, which runs from Chai Wan MTR Terminus to Stanley where the CWGC has another cemetery, the Stanley Military Cemetery. En route to Stanley the minibus will pass Sai Wan War Cemetery, stopping only on request.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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