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Military service
Service number:
400607
Age:
24
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regt.)
Enlistment:
Chatham, New Brunswick
Death:
October 11, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
B. 14. 54.
Additional information
Only son of Margaret Ann Kinsey(formerly Amos), of Chatham, Ontario, and William Amos. Born at Holstein, Egremont, Canada.
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Forbes James Amos was the son of William Amos and Margaret Ann McMeeken. Forbes was born in Holstein, Egremont Twp., Grey County, Ontario, Canada on July 6, 1892. Forbes enlisted in the 33rd Battalion CEF on January 25, 1915 in Chatham, Ontario and after completion of training in England, was transferred to the 4th CMR in France on May 25, 1916. Forbes participated in the battle of Mount Sorrel at Ypres and at the battle of Somme where he was wounded in the attack on Regina Trench on October 1, 1916. Forbes succumbed to his wounds on October 11, 1916.<P> Forbes was one of six grandchildren of James McMeeken and Elizabeth McClinton to serve in the First World War. His five cousins who also served are George Elmer McMeeken (248th), Vance McMeeken (119th, 2nd MMGB), Roy McMeeken (U.S. Navy), Roy George Henry M.M. (51st, 7th), and Walter Henry (147th, 4th CMR). -
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Obituary Notice - Chatham Daily Planet ' October 14, 1916 A subsequent newspaper article in the Chatham Daily News dated November 1, 1916 reported on a memorial service held for several local men and quoted Forbes from a letter written to his mother 'I must tell you now, dear mother, that I have taken your advice, and if anything happens to me, it is all right.' -
Inscription
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Chatham War Memorial
Chatham/Kent War Memorial - November 10, 2007 -
Grave Marker
The inscription reads; "Pride and sorrow mingle in my tears for my only beloved son". -
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 46 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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