Flying Officer [Air Gunner]

Colin Leo Malcolm Forsyth

DFC, DFM, Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Kenneth Malcolm Forsyth, and of Eva Forsyth (nee Robinson), of Oropi, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Jean Forsyth (nee C.larke), of Oropi.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
40607
Name:
Colin Leo Malcolm Forsyth
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Additional Rank:
Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
11 February 1914
Place of Birth: 
Tauranga, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Forsyth, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Timber Worker
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 98 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
08 May 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1940
Vessel:
Rangitiki
Destination:
England (8 June 1940)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 6. Row E. Grave 5.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Colin Leo Malcolm Forsyth
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