Pte
John Herbert Forrow
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 03/07/1884 |
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Place of birth: London (City), Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: Mitchellton, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Profession: Farmer |
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Religion: Congregationalist |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 1010152 |
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Enlistment date: 22/06/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 46th Bn. (South Saskatchewan) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 23/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Beecham Dugout, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 33 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 18 - 26 - 28. |
Points of interest 4
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My story
"Killed in Action." Whilst in the Support Line, near Passchendaele Ridge, he was instantly killed by an enemy shell, which exploded immediately in front of him.
Sources 2
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3207 - 19). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx Sources used |
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War diaries:46th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4939, Microfilm reel number: T-10745 - T-10746, File number: 437). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources used |
More information 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1592224 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=a9538082-6e5b-46d6-a8ec-cdc40b6938a0 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5877798 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1592224 |
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A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1592224/ |