Profile: John Edward Forster

Private John Edward Forster (No: 43452)


Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:

Hamlet: Boltsburn

Village: Rookhope

Parish: Rookhope

Enlisted: , Rookhope (aged )

Regiment: Durham Light Infantry

Battalion: 18th Battalion

Conflict: First World War

War Record: Yes

Discharge Status: Killed in action

Next of Kin: Son of John Jennings Forster and Mary Forster, of Rookhope, Eastgate, Co. Durham


Notes

Occupation - Wagonman -Son of Mary Jane & John Jennings Forster of Boltsburn, Rookhope. Family :- Brothers - Ernest Forster (18), Thomas E Forster (14), Jennings Forster (10) -Sister - Ada Forster (26) - Half Sisters :- Annie Forster (24), Agnes Forster (19) & Mary Jane Forster (16) all living at Boltsburn, Rookhope