Pvt. William Wallace Forsythe

1884 - 1916  (31 years)

• Name	William Wallace Forsythe  [1]
  Prefix	Pvt.
  Birth	31 Dec 1884	Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Name	William Wallace Forsythe  [2]
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56554189
  _FGRAVE	56554189
  _FSFTID	9HSN-D4W
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9HSN-D4W
  _STAT	Never Married
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Burial	1916	Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Department de la Somme, Picardie, France
  	Address: Rue de la Cavee Miraumont, Departement de la Somme,, Picardie 80360 France
  	PLOT?tab?II. F. 36.
  Death	4 Sep 1916	Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  	Cause: Killed in action
  	KILLED IN ACTION in the vicinity of Courcelette, France Son of William James Forsythe and Esther Coxford. Gravesite Details Private, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) Regimental #427635. Age: 31.
  Person ID	I242	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	William James "Ben" Forsythe,   b. 1858, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Nov 1893, Rosebank, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Esther Hall "Essie" Coxford,   b. 27 Jul 1861, Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Feb 1908, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1881	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Marriage at (Auld Kirk) St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Ramsay Twp Lanark Cty ON
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Dec 1884 - Blakeney, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: Rue de la Cavee Miraumont, Departement de la Somme,, Picardie 80360 France - 1916 - Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Department de la Somme, Picardie, France Death - Cause: Killed in action - 4 Sep 1916 - Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Baptised Presbyterian Occupation: soldier When he lived in Ramsay he worked in his Grandfather James Coxford's Mill. After his mother died he went west and stayed with Art and Eva. When he lived in Moose Jaw he worked as a warehouseman at the McDonald's Grocery Warehouse. When he enlisted in the Army he served in the 46th. and 16th. Battalions. He was killed in action at the Somme. He is in the Book of Rememberance in the Peace Tower, Ottawa. (Medical):KILLED IN ACTION in the vicinity of Courcelette, France

  
  

• Sources

  [S185] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Jun 2023), entry for William Wallace Forsythe, person ID 9HSN-D4W. (Reliability: 3). [S19] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Jun 2023), entry for William Wallace Forsythe, person ID 9HSN-D4W. (Reliability: 3).