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Birth |
2 Feb 1893 |
41 Hayberry St Crows Nest. St Leonards Reg No 32973/1893 |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
16 Feb 1918 |
England- WW1 Flying Accident |
Buried |
Tilstock, England |
Person ID |
I0054 |
Forsyth Tanners |
Last Modified |
9 Sep 2013 |
Father |
John Lile Lewis Forsyth, b. 29 Dec 1866, 9 Carlton St off P'matta Rd Sydney , d. 3 Jan 1941, North Sydney Reg No 2613/1941 |
Mother |
Elizabeth Christina Crowley, b. 25 Dec 1870, Old Junee NSW , d. 5 Dec 1964, St. Leonards Reg No 41919/1964 |
Married |
23 Mar 1892 |
Rosewell, High St, Willoughby. St Leonards Reg No 6867/1892 |
Family ID |
F013 |
Group Sheet |
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- 2nd Lieutenant Reginald James Thomas Forsyth, Pilot, Australian Flying Corps. 16th February 1918. Died of Wounds. Son of John Lile Lewis Forsyth and Elizabeth Christina Forsyth. 2nd Lieutenant Forsyth originally served with the 1st Light Horse Regiment and came to the Middle East with the 7th Reinforcements, embarking upon HMAT Marere on the 16th August 1915. Was wounded while with this unit on 4th August 1916. After transfer to the AFC, 2nd Lieutenant Forsyth was injured in a flying accident on the 20th January 1918 and admitted to Prees Heath Military Hospital. Sustaining serious head injuries and a fractured ankle, he never fully regained consciousness and died on the 16th of February as a result of his injuries.
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