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William Stanley Forsyth
1888 - 1966

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• Birth	5 Jul 1888	Cooma, NSW. Cooma Reg No 27831/1888
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Aug 1966	Armidale Hospital. Armidale Reg No 32740/1966
  Person ID	I052	Forsyths of Hamilton Victoria
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Adam Forsyth,   b. Jan 1858, Glencoe, South Australia ,   d. 19 Aug 1926, Moree Reg No 15984/1926
  Mother	Emily Susanna Fairey Wilcox,   b. 22 Jun 1864, Barossa, South Australia ,   d. 1921, Woolllahra, NSW. Woollahra Reg No 7842/1921
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Edna Alice Lark,   b. 1893, St Leonards Reg No 33249/1893 ,   d. 16 Jan 1965, 'The Turrets’ Armidale. Armidale Reg No 8579/1965
  Married	2 Dec 1914	St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Phillip-street, Sydney. Sydney Reg No 13772/1914
  Children	1. Keith Charles Forsyth,   b. 24 Jan 1917,   d. 28 Feb 1992, Armidale   2. William Stanley Forsyth,   b. 28 May 1918,   d. 26 Jul 1974, late of Armidale. NSW Reg No 54219/1974   3. Adam Blake Forsyth,   b. 15 Nov 1915, Vaucluse, NSW ,   d. 25 May 1984, late of Cammeray   4. William Roy Forsyth,   b. 27 May 1918   5. Emily Faith Forsyth,   b. 1921 > 6. Edna Winifred Forsyth,   b. 1922   7. Living
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2017
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Lieutenant Colonel WILLIAM STANLEY FORSYTH N393296 Service Australian Army Date of Birth 5 July 1888 Place of Birth COOMA, NSW Date of Enlistment 5 May 1942 Locality on Enlistment ARMIDALE, NSW Place of Enlistment SYDNEY, NSW Next of Kin FORSYTH, EDNA Date of Discharge 16 August 1942 Posting at Discharge CAMP STAFF CASINO The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wed 6 Jan 1915 Page 10 Family Notices FORSYTH--LARK.-December 2, 1914, at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Phillip-street, Sydney, by the Rev. Prof. R. Macintyre, M.A., B.D., William Stanley, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Forsyth, Vaucluse, to Edna Alice, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Lark, Watson's Bay. At home, "Rosecliffe," Vaucluse, Wednesday, 13th and 20th January. The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)Sat 9 Jan 1915 Page 11 SOCIAL At St. Stephen's, on December 2, by the Rev. Professor MacIntyre, Stanley, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth, of Vaucluse, and Edna, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blake Lark,Braemar, Lang Point, Watson's Bay, were married Friends of the bride decorated the church with palms, arum lilies, and hydrangea The bride wore a train gown of ivory crepe de Chine, and Limerick lace, and wore a veil also of Limerick lace, cap fashion, with a wreath of orange blossom and lilies of the valley. She carried a sheaf of water-lilies, and wore an opal and diamond brooch, the bridegroom's gift. Her brides maids were the Misses Dorothy Perry, Gwen Estens, and Dorothy Lark. The two former were prettily flocked in shell pink crepe de Chine, and wore Dutch caps of cream lace and pink roses They carried pink bouquets, and were gifts from the bridegroom. Miss Lark wore a frock of embroidered muslin over white silk. Her mob cap was finished with pink roses also, and she carried a basket of similar blooms, and wore a gold bangle, the bridegroom a gift Lieutenant Mackenzie and Mr Keith Forsyth were best man and groomsman. Mr Chandler, organist of St Stephen's, played the Wedding March. The bride's mother wore a black lace dress, and carried a bouquet of bouvardías and roses. The bride groom's mother chose Saxe blue silk, with floral vest. Her bouquet was of dark red carnations Mr and Mrs Lark later on received about 80 guests at Baumann's. Before leaving the bride cut the cake with her husband's sword Captain and Mrs Forsyth left for a motor tour of the South Coast, the bride wearing grey silk, with palest pink vest; grey hat, with pink roses. The guests included, Major and Mrs Cross, Major Chaseling Captain Hudson, Lieutenant and Mrs Waterhouse, Lieutenant Phillp, Mr. and Mrs Templeman, Mr and Mrs Dowling, Mr and Mrs Scrandrett Mr and Mrs Perry. Mr and Mrs Wilkie, Mr and Mrs Simpson Mr and Mrs Chambers, Mr and Mrs Bissakcr, Mr and Mrs M'Mahon.