Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Forster 1943 St. Alban
Reference
W95.08
Place
WINDY NOOK
Map ref
NZ 272609
Original Location
St. Alban's Church, situated at the junction of Windy Nook Road and Carr Hill Road. Set into the panelling.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Plaque, 6 inches (152mm) high x 11 inches (276mm) wide, very plain, mounted on a wood pattress onto the panelling. There is a single line border. The lettering is in black Roman capitals.
Materials used
Brass on oak pattress.
Inscription
our dearly loved son
Tpr. Eric Forster R.T.R.
killed in action
North Africa, April 27th 1943.
Aged 20 years
“He died that we might live”
Names
See above
Notes
See his Every Name A Story entry.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Alan Little
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Source of quotation:
“He died that we might live” From the poem “Hail! and Farewell!” by John Oxenham
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Source of quotation:
“He died that we might live” From the poem “Hail! and Farewell!” by John Oxenham
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Ethel and Neville Armstrong, Whickham and District L.H.S.; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Alan Little
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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