Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Martin Forbes
In memory of:
Trooper William Martin Forbes
June 7, 1944
In the field, France
Military Service
B/63486
22
Army
Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, R.C.A.C.
27th Armd. Regt.
Additional Information
November 11, 1921
Ottawa, Ontario
August 24, 1942
Toronto, Ontario
Son of John James Forbes and Mary Bridget Forbes, of Timnins, Ontario.
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
BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France
Panel 19, Column 3.
The Bayeux Memorial is located on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware, in the south-western outskirts of the town of Bayeux, in Normandy, about 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. The memorial was erected in honour of the 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and who have no known grave.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Memorial – Inscription - Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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