| Forbes Sempill | (Hon) | | Captain | MID LG: 16 March 1900, page: 1788. Source: Lieutenant General Methuen. 15 February 1900. Re: Magersfontein
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| Forbes-Bell | A C | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (King's) Shropshire Light Infantry |
| Forbes-Cumming | R | | Captain | CGHGSM (1) Transkei
Source: Roll of the CGHGSM | MacLear Constabulary |
| Forbes-Leith | J | | | 1st Battalion
Source: Medal rolls | (Princess Louise's) Sutherland and Argyll Highland |
| Forbes-Leith | P F | | Second Lieutenant | Demise: Died of disease - enteric fever 31 Dec 1900
Place: Newcastle
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt | 1st (Royal) Dragoons |
| Forbes-Leith | Percy Forbes | | 2nd Lieutenant | He died December 31st, 1900, at Newcastle, Natal, from a relapse after enteric. He was the only son of A J Forbes-Leith of Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire. 2nd Lieutenant Forbes-Leith was born March 1881, and educated at Eton. He entered the 1st Dragoons February 1900.
Source: Donner | 1st (Royal) Dragoons |
| Forbes-Leith | Percy Forbes | | Lieutenant | QSA (1). Died of a relapse from Enteric, Newcastle, Natal, 31 Dec 00 aged 19.
Source: QSA medal rolls | 1st (Royal) Dragoons |
| Forbes-Lestie | W | | | Source: WO100/226 | Civil Surgeon |
| Forbes-Sempell | Honourable D | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs) Seaforth Highl |
| Forbes-Sempill | D (Hon) | | Captain | MID LG: 10 September 1901, page: 5949. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 4 September 1901. Re: General mentions
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| Forbes-Sempill | D (Hon) | | Captain | MID LG: 29 July 1902, page: 4847. Source: General Kitchener. 23 June 1902. Re: Final despatch & mentions
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| Forbes-Sempill | Douglas | | Major | FORBES-SEMPILL, THE HONOURABLE DOUGLAS, Major, was born in 1865, second son of the 17th Lord Sempill and Frances, daughter of Sir Robert Abercromby, Baronet He was educated at Marlborough, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; joined 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, 1885; served with the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders in Hazara Campaign, 1888 (Medal with clasp), and in the Chitral Campaign; was present at Sir William Gatacre's action at Mamugai (Medal with clasp). In the South African War the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders were in Lord Methuen's Division, and Major the Honourable Douglas Forbes-Sempill was present during the advances to the Relief of Kimberley, including the night attack and Battle of Magersfontein. On the death in action of the Adjutant at Magersfontein, he was appointed Adjutant of the battalion, and was present at the Paardeberg operations. He served through the tedious guerilla fighting to the end of the war. He was three times mentioned in Despatches; received the Queen's Medal with five clasps; the King's Medal with two clasps, and was decorated with the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 Sept, 1901]: "The Honourable Douglas Forbes-Sempill, Major Seaforth Highlanders. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". In 1905 he was appointed Second-in-Command of the 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, and served in the operations against the Zakka Khels, and was killed in action on Friday, 21 February 1908, while commanding the battalion. At morning service on Sunday, 23rd, in St Columba's (Church of Scotland), Park Street, the Reverend A Fleming, DD, made the following reference to Major Forbes-Sempill's untimely death: "A devoted member of the Scottish Church we love so well, a distinguished soldier and so good, as one who loved him touchingly writes, he leaves behind him a noble and inspiring memory. There will be many a sore heart in the hills of Don today, but many a proud and thankful one as well. For the hillsman has died on the hill, and the soldier on the field of battle, and another name has been added to the long roll of Scotsmen who have earned in life the proud title 'without fear; without reproach'". Handel's Dead March was played after the service.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | (Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs) Seaforth Highl |
| Forbes-Sempill | J | | Captain | Slightly wounded. Spitzkop, 20 September 1901
Attached Lovat's Scouts
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) |
| Forbey | F | | Private | Natal 1906 (1)
Source: Recipients of the Natal 1906 Medal | Lower Tugela Division Militia Reserves |
| Forbisher | | | Trooper | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879. Medal returned | Bettington's Horse |
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