South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 19 Aug 1914 | ~ | Lillington | Leamington Spa |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Loos | Not yet established | Wellington College | Hertford College |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Hooge, Ypres | Gunner 78975 Royal Field Artillery | |
Military Service Information
- Commissioned to 2nd Lt on 11 Nov 1914
- A.D.C to 3rd Division from 6 Feb 1915 to 7 Aug 1915
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Samuel is listed as being killed in action on 25 Sep 1915 at Hooge. On the 25 September 1915 at Hooge the allies launched a diversionary attack to deflect attention from the main assault at Loos, 20 miles south of Ypres.The war diary for the day is transcribed below (not pleasant reading):-
In the field (at Ecole) - Sept 25th: At appointed time 3.50am opened fire with all 3 guns. During Bombardment Cpl Hather No 1 of D A Gun was killed by a shell exploding in the gun, both man and gun being blown to pieces (cause unknown). Remainder of Det suffering from severe shock.
Lt S.S. Forsyth was killed about 6 am, shot through the head. B Gun put out of action (Rifle ? struck by piece of shell). Remaining gun being buried. Cpl McCallum took charge and retired in the evening after reporting to O.C. South Lancs. Lt Hankins arrived at Ecole and took command at 11pm then proceeded to the trenches. 68 rounded received from 40th Bde a.c.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1884 at Lillington | 31 Dec 1884 at Lillington |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Lt Col Frederick and Ellen Sanford Forsyth | Ashley House, Lillington Avenue, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Wellington College 1899 to 1903 | 1903 Hertford College, Oxford |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1884 - Lillington | 1899 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Netherleigh, Lillington | 1903 - Student |
| 1901 - Wellington College, Crowthorne | 1909 - Solicitor for R.A. Rotherham |
| 1911 - Netherleigh, Kenilworth Road, Lillington | 1911 - Solicitor |
| 1915 - 149 Rugby Road, Leamington | |
- Brother of John Cusack Forsyth and Cusack Grant Forsyth who also fell and Frederick Richard Forsyth who was seriously wounded but survived. A fourth brother, Arthur Forsyth died of malaria in Northern Nigeria in 1909 whilst serving with the African Frontier Force.
