749144 George Leslie Fresson FORSHAW

Second Lieutenant G L F FORSHAW

 

Photo courtesy of Romaine Locke (nee Forshaw)


Date of Birth: 13 May 1895

Place of Birth: Georgetown, British Guiana

Residence: 212 Oxford Ave, Montreal, Quebec

Nok: Marion Messeroy, London, England (Aunt)

Trade: Various

Attestation date: 16 May1916

Previous military service: 58th Westmount Rifles

Unit:Lancastershire Fusiliers BEF

Status: Killed in action -19 November 1917

Cemetery: Perth Cemetery China Wall Belgium

Details of Service:

George Leslie Forshaw originally attested with the 117th. On 27 August 1916 he was promoted to Corporal and later appointed to A/L Sargeant on 19 November 1916. On 06 January 1917 he was transferred to the 23 Reserve Battalion at Shoreham.

On 28 August 1917 he was discharged from the CEF in consequence on being appointed to commission in the Imperial Army. He was commissioned with the Lancastershire Fusiliers BEF and was killed in action of 19 November 1917.

Further information regarding Second Lieutenant FORSHAW's BEF military service should be available at the War Office records at the Royal Archives in England.