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Clan Forbes Society
Forbes in the Military
20th and 21st Centuries
John (Jack) Forbes
Canadian Navy
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Warrant Officer Class II
Years of Service:
1940 - 1944 (death)
Enlisting with the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada in June 1940, Forbes gained promotion to warrant officer rank while in England. He had been overseas since July, 1941. Previously reported to missing in action in France, CSM Forbes was reportd as killed in action in Normandy.
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