Leslie Edwin Forrester
Leslie Edwin was born on February 4th, 1922 in
Taree NSW
. Leslie Edwin's father was
* Frederick Arthur Forrester
and his mother was
* Matilda May Bidner
. His paternal grandparents were
* William Henry Forrester
and
* Agnes Witcom
; his maternal grandparents were
* Philip Charles Bidner
and
* Eliza Mary Gallagher
. He had six brothers and three sisters, named
Arthur Joseph
,
Thomas Victor (Dick)
,
Leonard William
,
Francis Hilton
,
Charles R
,
Harold G
,
* Irene Violet Mary
,
Mary
and
Patricia Mary
. He died at the age of 79 in 2001 in
NSW
.
General Notes
Name FORRESTER, EDWIN LESLIE
Service Royal Australian Navy
Service Number S/4060
Date of Birth 4 Feb 1922
Place of Birth TAREE, NSW
Date of Enlistment 8 Apr 1940
Locality on Enlistment AUBURN
Place of Enlistment SYDNEY, NSW
Next of Kin STELLA
Date of Discharge 5 Nov 1945
Rank ABLE SEA
Posting at Discharge HMAS Rushcutter
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None
Prisoner of War No
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
* Robert Forrester
- b.1757 in England d.15 Feb 1827 in Windsor NSW
* Robert Forrester
- b.1801 in Windsor NSW d.11 Dec 1870 in Richmond NSW
* Isabella Ramsay
- b.~ 1762 in Carlisle Cumberland England d. in Wilberforce NSW
* William Henry Forrester
- b.06 Jul 1860 in The Grose near Richmond NSW d.25 Jul 1944 in Hunter St Greta NSW
* William Nixon
*
- b.1761 in Staffordshire, ENG
* Samuel Nixon
- b.1797 in Warwickshire Eng d.22 Nov 1870 in Windsor NSW
* Mary Rowlege
*
- b.1762 in ENG
* Ellen Nixon
- b.05 Apr 1841 in Richmond NSW d.12 Nov 1910 in Cranebrook NSW
* John Connors
- b. in Ireland d. in Ireland
* Ellen Connors
- b.1812 in Waterford IRE d.1849 in Richmond NSW
* Ellen
- b. in Ireland
* Frederick Arthur Forrester
- b.29 Apr 1893 in Castlereagh NSW d.24 Jan 1980
* James Witcomb
* Levi Witcom
- b.1833 in Berkshire ENG d.1908
* Harriett Hooper
* Agnes Witcom
- b.1862 in Castlereagh NSW d.1929 in Cessnock NSW
* George Pope
* Kezia Pope
- b.~ 1833 in Berkshire ENG d.1901 in Penrith NSW
* Anne
Leslie Edwin Forrester
- b.04 Feb 1922 in Taree NSW d.2001 in NSW
* Adam Joseph Bidner
- b.1822 in Germany d.09 May 1898 in Bingleburra NSW
* Philip Charles Bidner
- b.25 Dec 1853 in Paterson NSW d.18 Oct 1923 in Taree
* Henry Josua Strassburg/er
* Margaretha Elizabetha Strassburg
- b.1819 in Germany d.24 May 1890 in Bingleburra NSW
* Margaret
* Matilda May Bidner
- b.05 May 1888 in Krambach NSW d.09 Sep 1950
* William Gallagher
- b.1830 in Fanat Donegal Ireland d.25 Dec 1870 in West Maitland NSW
* Eliza Mary Gallagher
- b.05 Oct 1859 in West Maitland NSW d.01 Sep 1952 in Newcastle NSW
* Hugh Mooney
* Catherine Mooney
- b.1835 in Milford Donegal Ireland d.1864 in Maitland
* Margaret
*
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Leslie Edwin's family with Stella Margaret Ross
‌Leslie Edwin and
Stella Margaret
were married in a religious ceremony in 1945 in
Newcastle
. They had two sons and a daughter, named
Living
,
Living
and
Living
.
Children
Living Forrester
Living Forrester
Living Forrester
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