Private 23871 William Henry Forrest
Regiment/Unit: Machine Gun Corps - 50th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 12/02/1915
Previous Reg/Num: Pte. 1844, S Lancs R.
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 10th of September 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Niederzwehren Cemetery - VIII. J. 16.
Family details:
Mother: Alice.
Census details:
1901 - 6 years old William is living at 60 Lowe Street, St Helens with parents John (39), Alice (36) and five siblings: Joseph (16), Esther (14), Rebecca (11), James (8), George (1). Visiting the address are William Kane (17) and Thomas Kane (15). 1911 - Sees 16 years old 'Brickyard Labourer' William living at 67 Peter Street, St Helens with parents John (47), Alice (45) and four siblings: Esther (24), James (18), George R (11), Alice (7). AVL 1918: 5 Tullis Street
Notes:
Age taken from census. Taken prisoner 27 May 1918 [url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url]
Age taken from census. Taken prisoner 27 May 1918 [url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/23871WilliamForrest.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private William Forrest at Niederzwehren Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Wolfgang from GWF.)[/caption]
