William “Billy” Forbes

Billy Forbes came to Whitehorse from the Liard River in the Dease Lake to enlist for service in the First World War.1) Forbes and his partner Jack Carpenter were long-time prospectors in the Freegold area. The Yukon Archives holds a photo of the partners at Forbes cabin at Freegold around 1937.2)

1)
Michael Gates, From the Klondike to Berlin: The Yukon in World War I. Madeira Park B.C.: Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd. 2017: 16.
2)
Yukon Archives, Back coll. 90/19-2 PHO 389 #278