Surname: FORSYTH
Christian Names: Allan Roderick Herbert
Date & Place of Birth: 27th June, 1896, Delegate River, Victoria
Service Number: 2522
Service Unit: 2nd Field Battery
Date & Place of Enlistment: 8th July, 1916, Adelaide, age 21
Profession prior to Enlistment: Baker
Date of Return to Aust. & Date of Discharge: Ret. 23rd June, 1919, Disch. 1st August, 1919.
Father: Allan Forsyth (b 1869 -
Mother: Isabella Ann Forsyth (Kingscote KI – b 1869) nee McDonald
Brother(s): Archibald Peter Theodore George Forsyth (S/No 69)
Sister(s): Vera Mabel Isobel Forsyth (b. 18th August, 1900 d. 28th July, 1931 Kingscote KI), married 5th May, 1924, Clifton John
Other: Florance (b 5th April, 1900 d 1st December, 1937.
France: Yes
Other:
Campaign Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Rank: Private
Kingscote Honour Board Yes
Penneshaw Honour Board Yes
Miss V. Forsyth, of Nailsworth, writes : — "By last mail I received a letter from my brother, Pte. Allan Forsyth. He was very well having gained two stone since leaving Aus tralia. He had experienced 11 days in the trenches up to his waist in mud but has since been transferred to the field battery. He had the pleasure of meeting Corporal James Slee, who he says has had a very bad time, but was now feeling as well as ever., He wished to be remembered to all frends on K.I."
PERSONAL (1917, March 3). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189503416
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Descendants of :
1. Allan FORSYTH died 22 Jun 1958 in Eastwood, SA. He married Isabella McDONALD. She was born 1869 and died 16 Mar 1940 in Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Other events in the life of Allan FORSYTH
Residence: 1930, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
Children of Allan FORSYTH and Isabella McDONALD:
i. Archibald Peter Theo FORSYTH was born 1895 in Omeo, Victoria
ii. 2. Allan Roderick Herbert FORSYTH was born 1896 in Bendoc, Victoria and died 28 Jun 1991 in Surrey Hills, Victoria
iii. Reginald Robert Campbell FORSYTH was born 1899 in Bendoc, Victoria and died 27 Apr 1980
iv. 3. Vera Mabel Isabel FORSYTH was born 18 Aug 1900 in Delegate River, Victoria and died 28 Jul 1931 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA
v. 4. John Templeton FORSYTH was born 1902 in Delegate River, Victoria and died 16 Feb 1978
vi. Morton Alex FORSYTH was born 1902 in Delegate River, Victoria and died 02 May 1931 in Barrioolah, Queensland
vii. Alice Margaret FORSYTH was born 1906 in Linton, Victoria
viii. Colin Jeffrey (Jeffries) FORSYTH was born 29 Nov 1913 in nr Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 25 Feb 1991
2. Allan Roderick Herbert FORSYTH was born 1896 in Bendoc, Victoria and died 28 Jun 1991 in Surrey Hills, Victoria. He married Myrtle Gladys JOHNSON 27 Aug 1924 in Poowong, Victoria. She was born 1902 in Poowong, Victoria.
Other events in the life of Allan Roderick Herbert FORSYTH
Probate: 19 Aug 1991, Victoria
3. Vera Mabel Isabel FORSYTH was born 18 Aug 1900 in Delegate River, Victoria and died 28 Jul 1931 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA. She married Clifton John FLORANCE 05 May 1924 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 05 Apr 1900 in Kangaroo Island, SA and died 01 Dec 1937 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, son of Alfred John Leonard FLORANCE and Millicent Ann THOMSON.
Other events in the life of Vera Mabel Isabel FORSYTH
Burial: 30 Jul 1931, Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island
4. John Templeton FORSYTH was born 1902 in Delegate River, Victoria and died 16 Feb 1978. He married Mary McBride HAMILTON 19 Apr 1930 in Prospect, SA. She was born 15 Sep 1905 in Prospect, SA and died 01 Jul 1999.
Last updated : 22 May 2021