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Durham [11]

Gateshead, Durham [10]

Newcastle, Northumberland [7]

Bow, London [4]

Echuca Victoria [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Altrincham, Cheshire [3]

Dungog New South Wales [3]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

South Shields, Durham [3]

South Shields, Durham, England [3]

Albert Park Victoria [2]

Alnwick, Northumberland [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Besthorpe, Norfolk [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Edenhope Victoria [2]

Essendon Victoria [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Innisfail Queensland [2]

Kennington, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

New Luce Scotland [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newchurch, Isle of Wight [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Newtown New South Wales [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Stepney, Middlesex [2]

Streatham, Surrey [2]

Strood, Kent [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Wallsend New South Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

All Saints, Warwickshire [1]

Arminghall, Norfolk [1]

Auckland [1]

Ballinure Co Monaghan [1]

Ballymote, Sligo [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bamford Speke, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [952]

Gunner [116]

Sapper [90]

Corporal [74]

Driver [73]

Serjeant [57]

Lieutenant [52]

Second Lieutenant [52]

Captain [38]

Lance Corporal [27]

Major [18]

Bombardier [13]

Acting Corporal [12]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Pioneer [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Worker [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Trooper [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Commander [3]

Nurse [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

1st Class Stoker [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Bandsman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Rear-Admiral [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [164]

Northumberland Fusiliers [158]

Royal Field Artillery [124]

Durham Light Infantry [120]

Army Service Corps [106]

Labour Corps [101]

Royal Garrison Artillery [74]

Royal Army Medical Corps [53]

London Regiment [51]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

Yorkshire Regiment [42]

Cheshire Regiment [39]

West Yorkshire Regiment [33]

Royal Fusiliers [32]

Liverpool Regiment [31]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Royal Naval Division [24]

East Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Border Regiment [19]

Royal Defence Corps [19]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

West Riding Regiment [16]

Essex Regiment [15]

Welsh Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Corps of Hussars [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Norfolk Regiment [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Hussars [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Coldstream Guards [9]

East Kent Regiment [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Service

British Army [1547]

Royal Navy [166]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99]

Australian Imperial Force [92]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [89]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

F [2048]

A [7]

B [1]

G [1]

H [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2016]

Merchant Navy [35]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [57]

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Durham [11] Gateshead, Durham [10] Newcastle, Northumberland [7] Bow, London [4] Echuca Victoria [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Altrincham, Cheshire [3] Dungog New South Wales [3] Lowestoft, Suffolk [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] South Shields, Durham [3] South Shields, Durham, England [3] Albert Park Victoria [2] Alnwick, Northumberland [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Besthorpe, Norfolk [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Edenhope Victoria [2] Essendon Victoria [2] Fulham, London [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Innisfail Queensland [2] Kennington, London [2] Kensington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] New Luce Scotland [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newchurch, Isle of Wight [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Newtown New South Wales [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Stepney, Middlesex [2] Streatham, Surrey [2] Strood, Kent [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Wallsend New South Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Albury New South Wales [1] All Saints, Warwickshire [1] Arminghall, Norfolk [1] Auckland [1] Ballinure Co Monaghan [1] Ballymote, Sligo [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bamford Speke, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [952] Gunner [116] Sapper [90] Corporal [74] Driver [73] Serjeant [57] Lieutenant [52] Second Lieutenant [52] Captain [38] Lance Corporal [27] Major [18] Bombardier [13] Acting Corporal [12] Acting Serjeant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Pioneer [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Temporary Captain [5] Worker [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Trooper [4] Able Seaman [3] Commander [3] Nurse [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] 1st Class Stoker [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Bandsman [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Rear Admiral [2] Rear-Admiral [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [164] Northumberland Fusiliers [158] Royal Field Artillery [124] Durham Light Infantry [120] Army Service Corps [106] Labour Corps [101] Royal Garrison Artillery [74] Royal Army Medical Corps [53] London Regiment [51] Machine Gun Corps [42] Yorkshire Regiment [42] Cheshire Regiment [39] West Yorkshire Regiment [33] Royal Fusiliers [32] Liverpool Regiment [31] Manchester Regiment [24] Royal Naval Division [24] East Yorkshire Regiment [21] Border Regiment [19] Royal Defence Corps [19] South Lancashire Regiment [18] West Riding Regiment [16] Essex Regiment [15] Welsh Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Corps of Hussars [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Norfolk Regiment [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [11] Scottish Rifles [11] Hussars [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Coldstream Guards [9] East Kent Regiment [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] South Wales Borderers [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8]

Service

British Army [1547] Royal Navy [166] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99] Australian Imperial Force [92] Canadian Expeditionary Force [89] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

F [2048] A [7] B [1] G [1] H [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2016] Merchant Navy [35] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [57]

Robert John Forster

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164654

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Thomas Forster

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54212

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Edward Forster

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292421

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Frederick George Forster

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83088

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Clement Frederick Forster

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200075

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James Frederick Forster

Born 1879

Died 1920

British Army 398193 Private Labour Corps

British Army 34917 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 83rd Training Reserve Battalion

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James Henry Forster

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120047

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James Fothergill Forster

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217273

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Herbert Edward Forster

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239930

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Valentine Forster

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 15481 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 15481 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Sydney Forster

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 11476 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John William Forster

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193443

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Ernest Forster

Died 1915

British Army 1496 Private London Regiment

British Army 1496 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 3rd Battalion

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Herbert Victor Forster

Born 1895

Died 1921

British Army 43197 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Sidney Forster

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 5/5346 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 40253 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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George Richardson Forster

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 16/290 Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry

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Hugh Murray Forster

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Major King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Percy Forster

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army G/692 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/692 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Arthur Forster

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216877

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Henry Forster

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222607

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