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Forbes in the Military

20th and 21st Centuries

James Forbes

James Forbes

British Armey

Royal Highland Regiment (Black Watch)

Private

Years of Service:

1914 - 1918

James Forbes of Doune, Perthshire, Scotland, was missing in action and a prisoner of war. After the war he returned to being a carpenter in Doune. He also played outside right on Scotland's junior football (soccer) team. (Submitted by David Forbes.)

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