Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Alexander Forbister
In memory of:
Corporal John Alexander Forbister
October 1, 1918
Military Service
700214
Army
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
16th Bn.
Military Medal, Supplement to the London Gazette dated 24 January 1919.
Military Medal
Additional Information
Son of John Forbister, of Minnewakan, Manitoba.
Commemorated on Page 409 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
SANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Nord, France
II. B. 29.
Sancourt is a village in the Department of the Nord 5 kilometres north-west of Cambrai and one kilometre east of the main road to Douai. The SANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY is about 635 metres north-west of the village on the old Douai-Cambrai road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Photo of John Alexander Forbister -
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Group Photo – 101st Bn, A Company, 2nd Platoon
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