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Thomas Burton Forster

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant Thomas Burton Forster

June 10, 1916

Military Service


Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Irish Regiment

Division:

2nd Bn.

Additional Information


Son of Maj. Gen. John Burton Forster, C.B., and Olive Edith Mary Forster (nee Sergent); husband of Florence Gilmour (formerly Forster), of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 571 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

CITADEL NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

V. A. 19.

Location:

Fricourt is a village about 5 kilometres east of Albert and Citadel New Military Cemetery is approximately 2.5 kilometres south of Fricourt on the east side of the road to Bray-sur-Somme.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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