| Forrester | James John | 13337 | Corporal | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 68th Company, 19th Btn, IY |
| Forrester | James Stevenson | | Surgeon Lieutenant | He died of enteric on board SS Dunera between Durban and Capetown on June 18th, 1900. He was born October 1853, educated at the Edinburgh Academy, and joined the Army Medical Service as surgeon in 1874, being promoted Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel 1894. He served in the Egyptian War 1882, and was present at the actions at Kassassin, receiving the medal with clasp and the Khedive's star. He went to South Africa in January 1900, and was in charge of Princess Christian's Hospital in Natal. Lieutenant Colonel Forrester was buried in the military cemetery at Woodstock,
SURGEON-LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES STEVENSON FORRESTER, who died on board the steamer Dunera on June 18th, went out to South Africa on January 20th to take charge of the Princess Christian Hospital Train for Natal. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel Forrester was the only child of the late Surgeon-Major William Forrester, of the Madras Artillery, and was born in Edinburgh on October 14th, 1852. He received his medical education at the University of Edinburgh and at the Royal College of Surgeons there. He obtained the diplomas of L.R.C.P. and L.R.C.S.Edin. in I873, and was for some time house Surgeon of the Chalmers Hospital. He entered the Army Medical Service in September, 1874. He took part in the Egyptian campaign of 1882, was present at the engagement of Tel-el-Mahuta, the two actions at Eassassin and the battle of Tel-el-Kebir; for these services he received the medal with clasps and the Khedive's Bronze Star. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1883, and in February, I885, was gazetted to the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) as Surgeon. He was promoted Surgeon-Major and Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel in October, 1894, and became Senior Medical Officer of the Royal Horse Guards in October, I897. He earned golden opinions in this office, and his death is felt as an irreparable loss by the regiment. He took great interest in his work as commanding officer of the Princess Christian Hospital Train, which had been brought to a great state of perfection under his direction when he contracted the disease which brought his useful life to an end. He was buried at Woodstock Cemetery, Capetown, on June 20th.
Source: BMJ
Source: Donner | Princess Christian Hospital |
| Forrester | James Stevenson | | Surgeon Lt Colonel | QSA (1). Died at Sea on H.M.S. 'Dunera' of Enteric, 18 Jun 00 aged 47.
Source: QSA medal rolls | Royal Horse Guards |
| Forrester | John George | 27016 | Private | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 42nd Company, 12th Btn, IY |
| Forrester | John Matheson | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA rolls | Imperial Light Horse |
| Forrester | John Mathison | 1039 | Trooper | 1st Battalion
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Imperial Light Horse |
| Forrester | Joseph | | | Address: Benwell.
Source: Attestation paper in WO126 | Town Guard and District Mounted Troops |
| Forrester | Landen Edgar | 928 | Shoeing Smith | Source: OZ-Boer database | New South Wales, 3rd Contingent NSW Mounted Rifles |
| Forrester | P | | | 5th Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
| Forrester | Q | | Private | QSA (1)
Source: List of QSAs with the clasp Defence of Kimberley | Kimberley TG |
| Forrester | R | 3322 | Private | 1st Btn. Wounded at Ladysmith. 23 Feb 1900.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 183 line 18 | Connaught Rangers |
| Forrester | R | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | East Lancashire Regiment |
| Forrester | R | | Lieutenant | 1st Battalion
Demise: Died of disease - enteric fever 06 Jun 1900
Place: Kroonstad
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt | East Lancashire Regiment |
| Forrester | R E | 8442 | Lance Corporal | MID LG: 10 September 1901, page: 5964. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 4 September 1901. Re: General mentions
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Imperial Yeomanry |
| Forrester | R L | | Lieutenant | QSA (4) CC Wep Tr Witt
Source: Wepener Siege Account and Medal Roll | Kaffrarian Rifles |
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