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Walter Forrest 1898–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1898

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 18 Sep 1918

Death Location: Beaulencourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Father: Frank Forrest.

Mother: Henrietta Stevens

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Walter Forrest was born in 1898 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Frank Forrest And Henrietta Catherine Stevens. In 1901, Walter Forrest resided in Brightside Bierlow, Yorkshire, England. In 1911, Walter Forrest resided in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Walter Forrest passed away in 1918 in Beaulencourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Biography

  • Walter Forrest was born in 1898 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Frank Forrest And Henrietta Catherine Stevens.
  • In 1901, Walter Forrest resided in Brightside Bierlow, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1911, Walter Forrest resided in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Walter Forrest passed away in 1918 in Beaulencourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Walter Forrest's Ancestors

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Walter Forrest
1898–1918
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Frank Forrest.
1864–1936
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Henrietta (Catherine) Stevens
1865–1932
Middlesex, England
Grandparents
George Forrest
1840–1893
Coates by stow, Lincolnshire
Janetta Clark
1840–1916
Marton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Forrest
1818–1883
Mary Forrest
1819–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Forest
1791–1850
Elizabeth Hill
1794–1859
William Revell
1794–1866
Mary Markham
1791–1859

Walter Forrest's Timeline

4 Records

1898
abt 1898
Birth of Walter Forrest in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1901
1901
Age 3
Walter Forrest resided here in Brightside Bierlow, Yorkshire, England
Brightside Bierlow, Yorkshire, England
1911
1911
Age 13
Walter Forrest resided here in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1918
18 Sep 1918
Age 20
Death of Walter Forrest in France and Flanders
France and Flanders

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1898
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War
    [2] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [3] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [4] 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Brightside Bierlow, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1918
    Event Place: France and Flanders
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [3] UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 794501-796000; Reference: 481
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beaulencourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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