Sapper 2113705 James Forrest
Regiment: Royal Engineers, 593 Army Troops Coy.
Theatre of War: United Kingdom
Age at death: 31
Date of death: 16th of June 1944
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Eccleston Christchurch
Family details:
Son of John and Hannah Forrest, of St. Helens
Census details:
1939 Register. 26 years old James Forrest born 14/06/1913 a Storemason, father John Forrest born 08/08/1874 a Bricklayer, mother Hannah Forrest born 23/11/1876 an Unpaid Domestic and sister Margaret J Brown (Forrest) born 08/07/1906 an Incapacitated Unpaid Domestic are living at 58 Exeter Street, St Helens.
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=28]Remembered on St Lukes War Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=28]Remembered on St Lukes War Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url]
[pic]imgs/WW2_misc/Forrest_J_2113705.jpg[/pic][caption]From The Local Press - Courtesy Jeff Keenan[/caption]
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[caption]The headstone of Sapper James Forrest at Eccleston Christchurch
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
