Personal Number: 39271 Rank: Captain Name: St. John Oliver Alan William FORBES Unit: 3 Coldstream Guards London Gazette : 3 February 1931 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33686/page/746/data.pdf FOOT GUARDS. C. G'ds.— The undermentioned 2nd Lts. to be Lts. 2nd Feb.1931:— St. J. O. A. W. Forbes. London Gazette : 3 July 1934 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34066/page/4229/data.pdf COMMANDS ANDSTAFF. The undermentioned relinquish their appts.: — Lt. St. J. O. A. W. Forbes, C. G'ds., to be A.D.C. to the Govr. of South Australia. 23rd June 1934. London Gazette : 20 July 1934 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34071/page/4666/data.pdf FOOT GUARDS. C. G'ds.— Lt. St. J. O. A. W. Forbes is secd, whilst holding the. appt. of A.D.C. to the Govr. of South Australia. 23rd June 1934 London Gazette : 22 June 1937 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34410/page/4014/data.pdf COMMANDS AND STAFF. Lt. St. J. O. A. W. Forbes, C. G'ds., relinquishes the appt. of A.D.C. to the Govr. of South Australia, 11th June 1937. London Gazette : 29 June 1937 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34413/page/4176/data.pdf FOOT GUARDS. C. G'ds.— Lt. St. J. O. A. W. Forbes is restd. to the estabt. 11th June 1937.
Casualty Details | CWGC Name and Rank: CAPTAIN St. JOHN OLIVER ALAN WILLIAM FORBES Service Number: 39271 Regiment & Unit/Ship: Coldstream Guards, 3rd Bn. Date of Death: Died 01 June 1940 Age 32 years old Buried or commemorated at DE PANNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Grave Reference: Plot 2. Row C. Grave 21. Location: Belgium Additional Info: Son of Charles William Forbes, D.L., J.P., and of Jean Forbes (nee Hotham), of Castle-Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire. Keeper of Fives, Eton College. Personal Inscription: SANS PEUR ET SANS REPROCHE
39271 Captain St. John Oliver Alan William FORBES 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards 13th October 1907 Herbertshire Castle, Dunipace Falkirk - 1st June 1940 Dunkirk, France aged 32 Casualty
His brothers: 39270 David Walter Arthur William FORBES, MC, 3 Coldstream Guards: 13/11/1943 17751 William Dudley Henry Charles FORBES, MiD, Coldstream Guards