Sgt. Samuel Forsyth V.C., No. 3 Field Coy. N.Z. Pioneers. Died 24th Aug. 1918 aged 25. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Forsyth of Wellington N.Z., husband of Mary S. Forsyth, 79 John Knox St., Glasgow, Scotland. An extract from the London Gazette No. 30967 dated 18th Oct. 1918, records the following: "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in attack. On meeting the objective, his company came under heavy machine-gun fire. Through Sgt. Foryth's dashing leadership and total disregard of danger, three machine-gun positions were rushed and the crews taken prisoner before they could inflict many casualties on our troops. During subsequent advance his company came under heavy fire from several machine-guns, two of which he located by a daring reconnaissance. In his endeavour to gain support from a Tank, he was wounded, but after having the wound bandaged, he again got in touch with the Tank, which in the face of very heavy fire from machine-guns and anti-Tank guns, he endeavoured to lead with magnificent coolness to a favourable position. The Tank, however, was put out of action. Sgt. Forsyth then organised the Tank crew and several of his men into a section, and led them to a position where the machine-gun could be outflanked. Always under heavy fire,he directed them into positions which brought about a retirement of the enemy machin-guns and enabled the advance to continue. This gallant N.C.O. was at that moment killed by a sniper. From the commencement of the attack until the time of his death Sgt. Forsyth's courage and coolness, combied with great power of initiative, proved an invaluable incentive to all who were with him and he undoubtedly saved many casualties among his comrades." I. 39

Miraumont and Pys are villages and adjoining communes in the Department of the Somme. Adanac Military Cemetery is on the Eastern side of the "East Miraumont Road" to Courcelette; and its area is equally divided between the communes of Miraumont and Pys. Miraumont and Pys were occupied on the 24th - 25th February, 1917, in the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line. They were retaken by the Germans on the 25th March, 1918, but they fell to the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division on the following 24th August The more important burial grounds concentrated into Adanac Military Cemetery were the following :- Pys British Cemetery, about two thirds of the way from Pys to Courcelette. It contained the graves of 22 soldiers from Canada, two from the United Kingdom and five unknown Units, and a memorial to 33 men of Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. Pys New British Cemetery, in the village, made by the 42nd Division in August and September, 1918, and containing the graves of 35 soldiers (and sailors and Marines) from the United Kingdom and one from New Zealand. Aqueduct Road Cemetery, Pys, between Pys and Le Sars, made by the 6th and 99th Infantry Brigades in March, 1917, and containing the graves of eleven soldiers from the United Kingdom. New Zealand Cemetery, Grevillers, close to Grevillers Churchyard, containing the graves of 19 New Zealand soldiers who fell in August - September, 1918. Shrine Cemetery, Grevillers, about 500 yards from Grevillers on the road to Irles, containing the graves of thirteen soldiers from New Zealand and two from the United Kingdom who fell at the end of August, 1918.

Number of burials by Unit Northumberland Fusiliers 64 New Zealand units 64 Royal Warwickshire Regiment 51 16th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Manitoba Regiment) 48 58th Bn. Canadian Inf. 45 3rd Bn. Canadian Inf. 41 50th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Alberta Regiment) 41 13th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Quebec Regiment) 39 4th Bn. Canadian Inf. 38 Green Howards - Yorkshire Regiment 38 Durham Light Infantry 36 87th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Quebec Regiment) 35 Australian units 34 Lancashire Fusiliers 30 44th Bn. Canadian Inf. (New Brunswick Regiment) 29 Manchester Regiment 29 Royal Field Artillery 29 75th Bn. Canadian Inf. 28 Cameron Highlanders 26 Machine Gun Corps - Infantry 26 Border Regiment 25 Gordon Highlanders 25 Bedfordshire Regiment 24 Cheshire Regiment 24 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 22 47th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Western Ontario Regiment) 21 29th Bn. Canadian Inf. (British Columbia Regiment) 19 Duke of Wellington - West Riding Regiment 19 West Yorkshire Regiment 19 54th Bn. Canadian Inf. 18 102nd Bn. Canadian Inf. 18 East Surrey Regiment 18 Essex Regiment 18 York & Lancaster Regiment 18 24th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Quebec Regiment) 17 Norfolk Regiment 17 Seaforth Highlanders 17 Royal Naval Division 16 Gloucester Regiment 15 1st Bn. Canadian Pioneers 14 Highland Light Infantry 12 Queen's - Royal West Surrey Regiment 12 South Staffordshire Regiment 12 46th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Saskatchewan Regiment) 11 Royal Engineers 11 18th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Western Ontario Regiment) 10 38th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 10 East Lancashire Regiment 10 72nd Bn. Canadian Inf. (British Columbia Regiment) 9 Royal Scots - Lothian Regiment 9 King's Own Scottish Borderers 8 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8 Middlesex Regiment 8 Royal Fusiliers - City of London Regiment 8 Royal West Kent Regiment - Queen's Own 8 Black Watch - Royal Highlanders 7 31st Bn. Canadian Inf. (Alberta Regiment) 7 67th Bn. Canadian Pioneers 7 Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 7 Royal Scots Fusiliers 7 28th Bn. (Saskatchewan Regiment) 6 2nd Bn. Canadian Inf. (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 5 11th Brig. Canadian Field Artillery 5 73rd Bn. Canadian Inf. (Royal Highlanders) 5 Hertfordshire Regiment 5 Lincolnshire Regiment 5 24th Bn. London Regiment - The Queen's 5 Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5 Royal Berkshire Regiment 5 Cameronians - Scottish Rifles 4 15th Bn. Canadian Inf. 4 26th Bn. Canadian Inf. (New Brunswick Regiment) 4 78th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Manitoba Regiment) 4 East Yorkshire Regiment 4 King's Liverpool Regiment 4 King's Royal Rifle Corps 4 Sherwood Foresters - Notts. & Derbys Regiment 4 Tank Corps 4 Worcestershire Regiment 4 20th Bn. Canadian Inf. (1st Central Ontario Regiment) 3 22nd Bn. Canadian Inf. (Quebec Regiment) 3 21st Bn. London Regiment First - Surrey Rifles 3 Rifle Brigade 3 Royal Canadian Regiment 3 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3 19th Bn. Canadian Inf. (1st Central Ontario Regiment) 2 43rd Bn. Canadian Inf. (Manitoba Regiment) 2 Canadian Machine Gun Corps 2 King's Shropshire Light Infantry 2 Leicestershire Regiment 2 Northamptonshire Regiment 2 Royal Army Medical Corps 2 Royal Irish Regiment 2 Royal Sussex Regiment 2 Somerset Light Infantry 2 5th Bn. Canadian Inf. (CMR, Quebec Regiment) 1 6th Bn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps 1 8th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Manitoba Regiment) 1 14th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Quebec Regiment) 1 21st Bn. Canadian Inf. (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 1 Canadian Army Medical Corps 1 Highland Cyclist Bn. 1 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1 Royal Army Service Corps 1 Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force 1 Royal Garrison Artillery 1 Suffolk Regiment 1 South Wales Borderers 1 Identified burials 1473 Unidentified burials: United Kingdom - sailors, soldiers and airmen 1170 Canadian units 512 Australian units 19 New Zealand units 6 Wholly unidentified 5 Total Unidentified burials 1712 Total burials 3185

Those with Awards buried in this Cemetery Sgt. Victor Alvus Arding M.M., 75th Bn. Canadian Inf. (1st Central Ontario Regt.) Killed in action 18th Nov. 1916 aged 26. H.40 Cpl. John Sword Baird M.M., 1st Bn. Canadian Inf. (Western Ontario Regt.). Killed in action 23rd Sept. 1916 aged 29. C. 19 Pte. Frederick Leslie Beaven M.M., 23rd Bn. Royal Engineers. Killed in action 17th Feb. 1917 aged 20. D. 6 2nd Lt. Vernon Savile Beevor M.C., 14th, attd. 10th Bn. Essex Regt. Killed in action 10th March 1917 aged 19. Educated at Felsted School and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. B.28 Capt. D. H. Bell M.C., 16th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Manitoba Regt.). Died 8th Oct. 1916 aged 32. C.19 Capt. Edward Barnard Bilton, Mentioned in Despatches. 1st/1st Highland Cyclist Bn. Attd. 2nd/5th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 15th March 1917 aged 29. B.A. Cambridge. Barrister-at-Law. E. 27 L/Cpl. J. Butterfield M.M., 1st Bn. Hertfordshire Regt. Died 23rd Aug. 1918. E. 24 L/Sgt. Christopher Callison M.M., 12th Bn. Manchester Regt. Died 26th Aug. 1918 aged 39. F. 39 Pte. J. Dolan M.M., 10th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, died 25th Aug. 1918 aged 21. C. 12 Capt. Charles Robert Ewbank Edmundson M.C., 8th Bn. York & Lancaster Regt. Died 1st July 1916 aged 24. K. 15 C.S.M. William George Forker M.M., 11th Bn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Died 13th Aug. 1916 aged 36. A. 15