Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Vermelles British Cemetery | I. H. 20. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.122 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 42D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Alfred L. Forster, of 16, Eslington Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2nd/1st (Northumbrian) Field Company |
| Action : The Battle of Loos and associated actions |
"The Battle of Loos (25 September to 18 October 1915) was the major battle on the Western Front in 1915, surpassing in every respect all that had gone before in terms of numbers of men and materiel committed to battle. The preliminary bombardment was the most violent to date and the battle was charaterised by the committment of Regular and Territorial battalions on a large scale, in which the Territorials performed just as well as the Regulars. As the battles on the Western Front in 1915 increased in size and violence, so the casualties increased in proportion: Neuve Chapelle 12,000, Aubers Ridge/Festubert 29,000 , Loos 60,000. 1916 was to take the casualty cost to another level. Loos was intended as a minor role in support of French efforts around Arras but circumstances reduced the French effort. It marked the first use of poison gas by the British. Once the initial assualt had failed the battle continued in a series of actions mostly focused on the northern sector around the tactically important Hohenzollern Redoubt."
Detail :
Probate record: FORSTER, James Henry of Tynewood, Wylam-on-Tyne, Northumberland, a Lieutenant in His Majesty's Army died 29 September 1915 at Hohenzollern Redoubt, Vermelles, Belgium. Administration (with Will) Newcastle-upon-Tyne 17 May to Ada Weddell, spinster. Effects £783 4s 4d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Blagdon No. 659 E.C. | Northumberland |
| Joined : | Reserve Forces Lodge of Northumbria No. 2666 E.C. | Northumberland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
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Joined Victoria Commemoration Reserve Forces Lodge No. 2666 from Blagdon Lodge No. 659 on 18th Feb 1915. Recorded as "Died on Active Service 1915" and as a Lieutenant, resident at Witham-on-Tyne.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley