Service Details
Name:
 FORBES
Given Name:
 ARTHUR JOHN
Initials:
 A J
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Lovat Scouts
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Unit:
 1st
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Unit 2:
 attd. 1st/3rd King's African Rifles
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Date of Death:
 1917-10-21
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Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 6 August 1918, pg. 9227
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. H. Forbes, Deputy Mayor, of Port Elizabeth. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. On Nigel Town Monument. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918.
Commemoration
Country:
 Tanzania
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Cemetery:
 DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 5. M. 10.

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