Samuel Forsyth
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Samuel Forsyth VC
(1891–1918) was a non-commissioned officer
in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force
, and recipient of the Victoria Cross
, the highest award of the British Commonwealth for gallantry "in the face of the enemy", during the First World War.
in the New Zealand Engineers, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
, attached to 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment during the First World War, and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 24 August 1918 at Grevillers
, France
. He died that same day.
, France. Plot I, row 1, grave 39.
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
(1891–1918) was a non-commissioned officer
Non-commissioned officer
A non-commissioned officer , called a sub-officer in some countries, is a military officer who has not been given a commission...
in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force was the title of the military forces sent from New Zealand to fight for Britain during World War I and World War II. Ultimately, the NZEF of World War I was known as the First New Zealand Expeditionary Force...
, and recipient of the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, the highest award of the British Commonwealth for gallantry "in the face of the enemy", during the First World War.
Biography
Forsyth was born in Wellington, New Zealand 3 April 1891 to Thomas Forsyth. He was 27 years old, married, and a sergeantSergeant
Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
in the New Zealand Engineers, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force was the title of the military forces sent from New Zealand to fight for Britain during World War I and World War II. Ultimately, the NZEF of World War I was known as the First New Zealand Expeditionary Force...
, attached to 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment during the First World War, and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 24 August 1918 at Grevillers
Grévillers
Grévillers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated south of Arras, at the junction of the D10 and three small roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He died that same day.
Citation
He is buried at Adanac Military CemeteryAdanac Military Cemetery
Adanac Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I located near the French villages of Miraumont, Pys and Courcelette. The cemetery was formed after the war ended from the consolidation of existing burial sites, primarily the graves from the...
, France. Plot I, row 1, grave 39.
External links
- Royal Engineers Museum Sappers VCs
- Forsyth S.F.
- New Zealand Troops who have won the Victoria Cross (brief biography details)