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Captain ALEC FORBES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 03 September 1916

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL

XVII. K. 2.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of William Guthrie Forbes and Louisa Ross Forbes, of Springfield, Stokesley, Yorks.
  • Personal Inscription UNTIL THE DAY BREAK & THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
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Buried or commemorated at

DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL
Somme France
Number of casualties: 5523
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