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John Forster | |||
| Rank: | Stoker 1 | Number: | K/43137 |
| Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | Royal Navy | ||
| Name of Rgt or Ship: | H.M.S. Racoon | ||
| Died: | 09/01/1918 | Age: | 20 |
| How Died: | Died at Sea | ||
| Country of burial: | Lost at Sea | ||
| Cemetery or Memorial: | Chatham Naval Memorial | ||
| Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
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Born on the 2nd January 1898, the birth being registered during the March quarter 1898 in the Altrincham R.D. - ref: 8a/178, the son of John & Ann Forster. 1901 Census - No Trace - Scotland ??? 1911 Census - No Trace - Scotland ??? H.M.S. "Racoon" was a Beagle class destroyer built in 1910. On the 09/01/18 she ran aground in bad weather off the North coast of Ireland and was broken up by the storm. There were only 9 survivors and 91 crew were lost. Drowned in wreck of vessel off the Irish coast. CWGC - Son of John & Mary Ann Forster of Rimmon, Shotts, Lanarkshire. Native of Brooklands, Cheshire. TNA ref: ADM 188/953 - 137/137. | |||
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