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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5071 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:57 pm Post subject: CHARLES FORBES, K.O.S.B. |
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Fresh eyes please.
Commemorated in Perth Golden Book;
FORBES, CHARLES, PTE., K.O.S.B.
From both the Strathearn Herald and People's Journal: 28.04.1917
Private Charles Forbes, K.O.S.B., son of Mr Forbes, Union St., Perth, was killed in action on 11th inst.
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Pte. Charles Forbes, son of Mr Forbes, 6 Union St., Perth, was killed on th 11th April.
I am not 'seeing' him. |
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kinnethmont
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:17 pm Post subject: CHARLES FORBES, K.O.S.B. |
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Mark
He is not on CWGC, nor found by IFCP. There is no sign of him in usual places and death not is recorded overseas.
Suggest checking the papers to see if there is more info. Something odd here, it seems. Maybe he survived, POW, etc and the detail later corrected. Served under another name ? The date and unit are certainly wrong, unless he was attached to K.O.S.B. _________________ Jim
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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spoons
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Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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There is no MIC for Charles Forbes KOSB so either the name is wrong or regiment is wrong or, he wasn't entitled to any medals, that seems extremely unlikely he would almost certainly be entitled to a medal or two if he was killed in action or became POW.
My bet would be he served under a different name.
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Keptie
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 939 Location: near Arbroath Angus
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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:52 am Post subject: Charles Forbes KOSB |
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Mark , Ive had a look over the last two days and it seems he must have used an alias .
My last check was just for KOSB's casualties with death date of 11 April 1917 and there are only 4 but none are from the Perth/Perthshire area and the nearest is Dundee .
The casualties on the 11April 1917 numbers only 1886 for that date. Could the death date be wrong as it seems quick for a notice of death to come through for that part of the Great War and for a non officer to get the report through. I thought OR's took longer to get through than officers but I may be mistaken .
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kinnethmont
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:57 am Post subject: CHARLES FORBES, K.O.S.B. |
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The man below came up at the time of Arras in KOSB.
He is Stewart Forbes and was formerly 1339 Scottisg Rifles. He shows as born Auchtermuchty, e Glasgow and res Bridge of Earn
Name: FORBES
Initials: S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 09/04/1917
Service No: 40373
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. C. 12.
Cemetery: BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY, THELUS _________________ Jim
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5071 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: CHARLES FORBES, K.O.S.B. |
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kinnethmont wrote: | The man below came up at the time of Arras in KOSB.
He is Stewart Forbes and was formerly 1339 Scottisg Rifles. He shows as born Auchtermuchty, e Glasgow and res Bridge of Earn
Name: FORBES
Initials: S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 09/04/1917
Service No: 40373
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. C. 12.
Cemetery: BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY, THELUS |
Mmm. Put Stewart Forbes into Ancestry census. Three for 1901 but detail not matching up really. He looks the most 'likely' candidate. This Perth Golden Book!! Much more to query BTW. |
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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Had a quick spec check. NO Stewart Forbes born in Fife between 1870 & 1900. |
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