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Alexander Forrester

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Alexander's Gravemarker

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 24.02.1916
  • Place of enlistment: Montreal, Quebec.
  • Service no: 841615
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: 42nd Battalion
  • Place of Death: Belgium
  • Age at Death: 44
  • Date of Death: 16.11.1917
  • Burial Country: Belgium
  • Cemetery: Sanctuary Wood Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: III.H.7.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 23.05.1873
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 450 - 10th Ave, Rosemount, Montreal
  • Occupation: Driller
  • Mother:
  • Father:

    Alexander Forrester

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Annie Lizett Forrester, 5519 – 9th Ave, Rosemount, Montreal

  • Children:

    2 Boys and 4 Girls(names unknown)

More about Alexander Forrester

For more information on Alexander visit Alexander’s Memorial and Alexander’s Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register

Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson

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