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Hector Henry Forsayth
1899 - 1952

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• Birth	18 Dec 1899	RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN
  Christened	17 May 1903	St Augustine CofE Neutral Bay
  Gender	Male
  Died	07 Mar 1952	Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
  Person ID	I10	JMC Forsayth
  Last Modified	3 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Jonas Mynderse Coe Forsayth,   b. 14 Jun 1872, Apia Samoa ,   d. 14 Mar 1941, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
  Mother	Ida Schmuetz,   b. Abt 1877, Apia Samoa ,   d. 15 Apr 1947, Vaucluse Hall 19 Coolong Rd Vaucluse
  Married	16 Dec 1895	Samoa
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Josie Baker
  Married	16 Jun 1926
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 Name: Hector Heinrich Forsayth Record Type: Baptism Birth Date: 18 Dec 1899 Baptism Date: 17 May 1903 Baptism Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Parish as it Appears: St Augustine, Neutral Bay Father: Jonas Myndese Coe Forsayth Mother: Ida Forsayth UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 Name: Hector Forsayth Arrival Age: 19 Birth Date: abt 1900 Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia Arrival Date: 7 Oct 1919 Port of Arrival: London, England Ports of Voyage: Melbourne; Adelaide; Fremantle; Colombo; Port Said; Naples; Gibraltar; Plymouth, Devon, England Ship Name: Ormonde Shipping Line: Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd Official Number: 141866 The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wednesday 29 December 1920 p 10 AN AUSTRALIAN AT OXFORD MR. H. H. FORSAYTH. It was announced in' our cables a' few days ago that H. H. Forsayth,, whoso parents reside at Vaucluse and who is now a student at Oxford University, had been invited by England and Scotland to play In the trial matches for the selection of the International Rugby Union football team. MR. H. H. FORSAYTH. Mr. Forsayth is the son of Mr. J. M. C. Forsayth, of Vaucluse Hall, Vaucluse, a well known South Sea Island merchant, and who has always been an enthusiast in Sport. His son, who is just 21 years of age, had a distinguished career at the King's School, Parramatta, where he won a name for his play in the full-back position. He proceeded to Oxford University at the end of last year, and in his Iast season was awarded his full blue for football. "Another Australian, and insidentally an old boy of the King's School, R. H. Benington, was awarded his blue at the same time. Mr. Forsayth is a typical Australian of the clean ,athletic type. He stands nearly six feet high and now weighs slightly over 13 stone. Private advices recently received state that young Forsayth's play is regarded as very fine by expert critics, and it is expected that he will become one of the finest exponents of his own particular branch of the Rugby game. There is a photo in the above article The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Thursday 17 June 1926 p 4 FORSAYTH-BAKER. The wedding of Miss Josie Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Langford Baker, of North Sydney, to Mr. Hector Forsayth, second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. C. Forsayth, of Vaucluse Hall, Vaucluse was' celebrated on Wednesday night at the Church of England Grammar School chapel, by Rev. Davis. The bride wore a bouffant white satin frock trimmed with silver. Her veil was lent by her sister ln-law, Mrs. L. Falkiner. She wore a lace train and carried a bouquet of lilly-of-the valley, orchids, and hyacinths. There wore two bridesmaids,.tho Misses Edna Samuels and Ruth Baker. Their frocks were of apricot satin and gold lace, and they carried gold lace fans. Mr. Neville Goddard was the best man, and Mr. Grant Forsayth the groomsman. After the ceremony, a dinner party was given at the Australia. The bride's travelling frock was a rose du barry Jumper suit, and she added a brown felt hat. The honeymoon will be spent at Kosciusko. The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tuesday 11 March 1952 p 18 FORSAYTH, Hector Henry.-March 7 1952. suddenly, at Gladstone, Queensland, beloved husband of Joyce Forsayth of Rockleigh, Fitzwllllom Road, Vaucluse. aged. 52 years. Service Record Name FORSAYTH, HECTOR HENRY Service Australian Army Service Number NX22853 Date of Birth 18 Dec 1899 Place of Birth RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN Date of Enlistment 31 May 1940 Locality on Enlistment VAUCLUSE, NSW Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW Next of Kin FORSAYTH, JOYCE Date of Discharge 27 Sep 1945 Rank Signalman Posting at Discharge HQ SIGS FIRST AUST ARMY WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Hector Henry Forsayth Death Date: 07 Mar 1952 Death Place: Queensland Father's Name: Jonas Minderse Coe Mother's Name: Ida Schmidt Registration Year: 1952 Registration Place: Queensland Registration Number: 000445 Page Number: 785 Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009 Name: Hector H Forsayth Death Date: 7 Mar 1952 Death Place: Nsw Occupation: Stock Broker Grant Date: 16 Jan 1953 Grant: PLS