Service Details
Name:
 FORBES
Given Name:
 ROBERT CHARLES
Initials:
 R C
Service No:
 192914V
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 South African Engineer Corps
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Unit:
 27 Road Constr. Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1944-11-17
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Age:
 30
Cause of Death:
 Died of lacerated brain, following wounds, by high velocity missile
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 19 July 1945 - "For gallant and distinguished services in Italy"
Additional
Information:
Son of Robert and Margaret Forbes, of Roodepoort, Transvaal, South Africa. B.Sc.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 III, G, 7.

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