Pte
Oliver Forrester

Information about birth

Date of birth:
22/06/1889
Place of birth:
Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Ironworker
Religion:
Church of England

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
487374
Enlistment date:
10/12/1915
Enlistment place:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Units:
 —  Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
30/10/1917
Place of death:
Bellevue, Passchendaele, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
28

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 10.

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place
#3 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"Killed in Action." During an attack on Passchendaele Ridge, he was shot while holding a bomb, the pin of which he had drawn, and was killed by the explosion.

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