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Nigel Roy Forsyth
1893 - 1939

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• Birth	1893	Cooma, NSW. Cooma Reg No 11367/11367/1893
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Jul 1939	Randwick Reg No 16112/1939. At Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick
  Person ID	I054	Forsyths of Hamilton Victoria
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2020

  
  

  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	Marjorie Crozier,   b. 1893, Marrickville Reg No 22224/1893 ,   d. 8 Feb 1977, late of Sydney and Armidale. NSW Reg No 3475/1977
  Married	1921	Chatswood Reg No 2092/1921
  Children	1. Helen Forsyth   2. Heather Barbara Crozier Forsyth   3. James Forsyth
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F67	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  First World War Embarkation Roll - Nigel Roy Forsyth Nigel Roy Forsyth Service number: 30320 Rank: Gunner Roll title: 22 HB [Howitzer Brigade] - 2 to 10 Reinforcements (April 1916 - February 1917) Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918 Date of embarkation: 9 November 1916 Place of embarkation: Sydney Ship embarked on: HMAT Benalla Ship number: A24 Nigel Roy FORSYTH Regimental number 30320 Religion Presbyterian Occupation Clerk Address Fitzwilliam Road, Vaucluse, Sydney, New South Wales Marital status Single Age at embarkation 23 Next of kin Father, A Forsyth, Fitzwilliam Road, Vaucluse, Sydney, New South Wales Enlistment date 1 August 1916 Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 14 May 1916 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A84 Benalla on 9 November 1916 Rank from Nominal Roll Gunner Unit from Nominal Roll 4th Field Artillery Brigade Fate Returned to Australia 23 July 1919 The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Sat 15 Jul 1939 Page 16 FORSYTH.-July 13, 1939, at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Nigel Roy, third son of the late Adam and Emily Forsyth, of Vaucluse, and brother of Stanley, Keith, and Kelvin. FORSYTH.-July 13, 1939, at Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Nigel Roy Forsyth, beloved hus- band of Marjorie and dear father of Ellen, Heather, and James, late of Armidale, aged 45. The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Thursday 20 July 1939 p 15 MR. N. R. FORSYTH. Mr Nigel Roy Forsyth, who died at the Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick, was the third son of the late Mr and Mrs Adam Forsyth, of Vaucluse After he returned from the war he became a partner in the firm of W S Forsyth and Co, public accountants Later he was manager and secretary of the Armidale Newspaper Co, Ltd, and secretary and manager of Country Press, Ltd In 1936 he became a director of Gothams (Australasia), Ltd For a time he was employed by the Australian United Press Ltd The funeral took place on Saturday The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser Friday 14 July 1939 p 4 OBITUARY Mr. N. R. Forsyth Mr. Nigel. Roy Forsyth, of Sydney,and formerly of Armidale; died last night in the , Prince of Wales Military Hospital, Randwick, at the age of 46 years. Mr. Forsyth, who was the third son of the late .Mr. and Mrs. Adam Forsyth, of Vaucluse, left Armidale for Sydney about five years ago. He was a chartered accountant, and was formerly a partner in the firm of W. S. Forsyth and Co. , Subsequently he be came the first manager and secretary of the Armidale Newspaper Co., Ltd., and recently held the position of man ager of the Country Press Ltd. He was a director of Gothan (Australasia) Ltd.. In recognition of his work, Mr. Forsyth was awarded the Coronation Medal.