Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George Leslie Fresson Forshaw
In memory of:
Second Lieutenant George Leslie Fresson Forshaw
November 19, 1917
Military Service
22
Army
Lancashire Fusiliers
3rd/5th Battalion
Additional Information
May 13, 1895
Georgetown, Guyana
May 16, 1916
St. John, Quebec
Son of Edward Roney Forshaw and Augusta Maud Forshaw, of Demerara, British Guiana (Guyana).
Commemorated on Page 577 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL)
Belgium
V. J. 3.
PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL) is located 3 Km east of Ieper town centre, on the Maaldestedestraat a road leading from the Meenseweg (N8), connecting Ieper to Menen. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main cross roads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg. 1.7 Km along the Meenseweg at a major roundabout lies the right hand turning onto the Maaldestedestraat. The cemetery itself is located 1 Km along the Maaldestedestraat on the left hand side of the road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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