Alfred Henry Forster · Lt. · † 1919 · Register of names Talbot House

Personal data

Name	Forster
Initials	A.H.
Christian name	Alfred Henry
Date and place of birth	?; 07.02.1898
Family	Son of Henry William Forster, 1st Baron Forster of Lepe and Lady Rachel Cecily Forster (nee Douglas-Scott-Montagu).

Information: Alfred's father, Lord Forster was appointed 7th Governor General of Australia in 1920. Hosted P.B. Clayton on his world tour in 1925 and was instrumental in starting Toc H in Australia.

Rank	Lt.
Regiment / Unit	2 Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
Date of death	10/03/1919
Age	21
Cemetery / Memorial	Exbury (St. Katherine) Churchyard

Information 1: Seriously wounded near Le Cateau on 17.10.1918
Information 2: Died of wounds received in action. Gerstley-Hoare Hospital, 53 Cadogan Square, London
Information 3: Effigy in All Hallows by the Tower Church, London, unveiled by HRH Edward, Prince of Wales, in 1925.
Information 4: Younger brother of 2 Lt. John Forster, 2 K.R.R.C., killed in action on 14.09.1914 and commemorated at La Ferte-sous-Jouarre memorial.
Information 5: 'The Forster Lamp' (i.e. Federal Lamp of Australia) was first lit on 13.12.1924 at The Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of John, 2nd Lt., 2nd Batt. K.R.R.C. Killed in action 14.9.1914; and of Alfred, Lt., Royal Scots Greys. Died of wounds near Le Cateau 17.10.1918" (Donated in 1923 by Lord Forster, Governor-General of Australia). Taken to Australia in 1925 by Tubby & Rev. Pat Leonard. Now at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, Australia