Our thoughts
today go to James C. Forbes, Pte 1226 Gordon Highlanders, who was 21 years of
age when he lost his life near Ypres on 17th June 1915. James was the son of William & Agnes
Forbes, who farmed at Cowhythe, Portsoy. He is
commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres, Belgium and on the memorial at Portsoy School.
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
James C. Forbes
Labels:
banffshire,
Cowhythe,
Gordon Highlanders,
James Forbes,
Menin Gate,
portsoy,
war casualty,
Ypres
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