Trooper 2148 David Forshaw

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Horse Guards -
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 08/10/1915

Age at death: 21
Date of death: 4th of January 1917 (Thursday)
Born: Haydock, Lancs
Resided: Haydock, St Helens
Burial / Memorial: Etaples Military Cemetery - XX. O. 3.

Family details:
Son of John Forshaw, of 308, Park St., Haydock, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - Shows 5 year old David living at 176 Park Street, Haydock with his parents John (36), Ellen (31) and five siblings: Ann E (14), Clara (10), May (7), Thomas (3), Nellie E K (1). 1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Coal Miners Filler' David still living at 176 Park Street, Haydock with his widowed father John (46) and four siblings: Thomas (13), Nellie E K (11), John (7), Doris (5).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=25]Remembered On St Marks, Haydock War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/ForeshawDavid.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/D_Forshaw_RHG.jpg[/pic] [caption]The headstone of Trooper David Forshaw at Etaples Military Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Margaret Dufay.)[/caption]