Forster, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Forster |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 20-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Mary Ann Forster, of Blaydon-On-Tyne, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (West Road) Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 165 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 123200 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
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Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
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Reason for Loss | Cremated on his 23rd birthday at Newcastle West Road Crematorium, having been killed as a result of a road accident. He and an officer friend had been riding a motor cycle near Mildenhall, Suffolk, when they were in collision with an American lorry. Both died instantly. |