FORRESTER George William

  • First Name(s):
    George 
    William 
  • Surname:
    FORRESTER
  • Service Number:
    242266
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st/8th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    24th April 1917
  • Age At Death:
    29
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 5A and 6C.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Thomas and Caroline Forrester, Hay Lane Cottage, Cropthorne, Pershore, Worcestershire; husband of Theresa Jane Mallinder (formerly Forrester), Gold Green Farm, Fulwood, Sheffield

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FORRESTER George William Is Named On These Memorials

Cropthorne St Michael’s Church
Cropthorne St Michael’s Church Roll of Honour

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Cropthorne St Michael’s Church with the additional information: Pte 2/8th Worc Regt 1917
Cropthorne St Michael’s Church Roll of Honour with the additional information: Private Worcestershire Regiment.

Further Information About FORRESTER George William

A photograph of Private G.W. Forrester of Cropthorne can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 26th May 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.

George Forrester has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.

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