Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Alexander Forbes
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- Service no: Clyde Z/167
- Rank: Petty Officer
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- Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Division
- Unit/Ship: Hood Battalion, RN Div
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More about Alexander Forbes
Alexander Forbes C2/167 Howe Bn Royal Naval Division
Petty Officer Alexander Forbes was wounded with the Naval Brigade at Bruges Belgium.
Dundee Courier 3rd January 1916
28.10.14. Discharged “Medically Unfit”. Defective vision: both eyes zero with test tubes.
27.10.14. Hurt Certificate granted “Was injured on October 8th 1914 in preparing to leave the trenches at Antwerp, by having a rifle fired close to his face by a messmate. It caused him to be temporarily blind for two days. His vision now is very bad in both eyes. He is unable to read 60/60 and is almost blind at night.
R.N.D. personal records
Information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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