Henry – Forrester – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 01/07/1916
Title
Henry – Forrester – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 01/07/1916
Initials / forenames
Henry
Surname
Forrester
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Devonshire Regiment, 9th Battalion, "D" Company
Military rank
Lance Corporal
Military number
11775
Railway department
Police Department
Railway job
Police Constable
Date died
01/07/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: August 1916, p212
Memorial
Thiepval Memorial
Notes
Aged 25, son of Henry and Emma Forrester of 40 Skiers St, Stratford, London. He joined the GER in September 1911. He enlisted in 1914. He was killed in action on the first day of Somme. <br /><br />The GER Magazine reports that he was 26 when he died.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (Image: Great Eastern Railway Society); Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
24/10/2016
Last updated
24/10/2016
Citation
“Henry – Forrester – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 01/07/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/56184.