His paternal ancestors were soldiers for many generations in the Highland regiments of the British Army.
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Brigadier General Edwin Alexander Forbes, who served as the Adjutant General of California from 4 January 1911 to 18 June 1915, is known as the Father of the California Cadet Corps.
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