Awards & Winners

Samuel Forsyth

Date of Birth 03-April-1891
Place of Birth Wellington
(New Zealand, Wellington Region, Realm of New Zealand)
Nationality New Zealand
Profession Soldier
This article deals with the New Zealand soldier. For the South Australian minister of religion see Samuel Forsyth Samuel Forsyth VC was a non-commissioned officer in the New Zealand Military Forces who served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the First World War. He participated in the Gallipoli Campaign and later on the Western Front. He was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award of the British Commonwealth for gallantry "in the face of the enemy".

Awards by Samuel Forsyth

Check all the awards nominated and won by Samuel Forsyth.

1918


Victoria Cross
(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in attack that took place on 24th August, 1918 as Sergeant of the New Zealand Engineers during the First World War. Posthumously Awarded.)