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Name:

Robert FORSTER

Casualty No.:

Ranks:

Civilian

Initials:

Service No.:

Date of Birth :

Place of Birth :

Age at Death:

Unit:

Former Unit(s):

Place Enlisted:

Place of Residence:

Coventry, Warwickshire.

Home Address:

16 Edmund Road, Coventry, Warwickshire.

Previous Address:

15 Dale Street, Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co.Durham.

Civilian Employment:

Factory worker.

How Died:

Died of injuries sustained as a result of an enemy

Date of Death:

Thursday 29th August 1940

Place of Death:

Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital.

Battle/Campaign:

Locally Commemorated:

Ryton War Memorial, Station Bank, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. Emma Colliery Memorial, Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

UK Commemorated:

County Borough of Coventry.

Overseas Commemorated:

Buried:

Ryton Cemetery, Hexham Old Road, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Decoration and Medals:

Photographs:

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Family Details:

Son of Thomas and Frances Forster, of 15 Dale Street, Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Notes :

It is believed that Robert had moved to the Coventry area to find work in the factories.

Sources Used:

Commonwealth War Graves Debt of Honour Register (Civilian War Dead) Tyne and Wear Archives, Burial Register. Information from a local resident.

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