Memorial: M1326

Wall tablet at Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed commemorating John Maitland Forster d. 1854

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England

Transcript

'John Maitland Forster son of Major-General Bowes Forster and grandson of General Sir Peregrine Maitland who fell in action on board H.M. ship Bellerophon, 84 guns on 17th October 1854, during an attack of the combined fleets of England and France against Sebastopol. Universally beloved and lamented by all who knew him age 16 years'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Near pulpit
Vessel: HMS Bellerophon

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Forster, John Maitland
Age: 16
Date of Death: 17/10/1854
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 20.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970

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