Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment: 1st Battalion (24th Foot) The South Wales Borderers.
Age: 19 years old.
Only son of the Rev. Herbert Forster Forster-Morris, M.A., Rector of South Hill-cum-Callington, county Cornwall, by his wife, Ellen Sophia, daughter of W. D. Gloyne. Born at Bath, 28 Feb. 1896.
Educated St. Faith's, Cambridge and Exeter, where he was head of the school, and, being nominated for a scholarship, intended to enter Oxford, with a view to taking Holy Orders. However, on the outbreak of war he decided to enter Sandhurst, passing in during Dec. 1914, and, while there, was Sergeant of his company.
He was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 1st South Wales Borderers 15 July, 1915. He served with the Expeditionary Force in France from August 1915 and died at No. 3 General Hospital, Le Tréport, 10 October, 1915, following, from wounds received in action at Hulluch, during the Battle of Loos on 26 September, while charging at the head of his platoon. Buried in the English Military Cemetery at Le Tréport.
The Adjutant of his regiment wrote:
"His Company Officers always spoke very highly of him, and although he was with us such a short time, everyone realized when he was wounded we had lost a really good officer. He was wounded while leading his platoon in the attack on the village of Hullueh in the morning of 26 Sept," and the Head Master at Exeter: "He was so absolutely straight, so regardless of self, and, in spite of his modesty, such a born leader of men. He is a loss to the Army and to the world. There are not too many of the very best and he was one of the elect. He was a boy of quite unusual force of character, and his influence was far wider than he ever knew. To all who knew him words of praise will sound cold. He was so straight, so lovable." While at Exeter School he was captain of the shooting eight, a crack shot, and held certificate " A " since November, 1913; was also in the cricket. football and hockey teams. He was a keen tennis player, and before entering Sandhurst gave much help in training the Devonshire Yeomanry in shooting.
The Doctor at Le Tréport said:
"That was a brave boy. He showed magnificent courage, for he suffered more than anyone on the floor." In his last letter home before the battle he wrote: "However rough a time I may have in the near future, I should be glad to be here, for I must do my part."
Contributor: THR (48277533)
Above is an extract from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918, Volume 2, page 230.
Herbert is commemorated at these locations:
Roll of Honour St Faith's School, Cambridge.
Callington War Memorial.
A plaque in Callington Church.
Golberdon – South Hill War Memorial
King Edward VI School Great War Memorial, Bury St Edmund's Cathedral.
Regiment: 1st Battalion (24th Foot) The South Wales Borderers.
Age: 19 years old.
Only son of the Rev. Herbert Forster Forster-Morris, M.A., Rector of South Hill-cum-Callington, county Cornwall, by his wife, Ellen Sophia, daughter of W. D. Gloyne. Born at Bath, 28 Feb. 1896.
Educated St. Faith's, Cambridge and Exeter, where he was head of the school, and, being nominated for a scholarship, intended to enter Oxford, with a view to taking Holy Orders. However, on the outbreak of war he decided to enter Sandhurst, passing in during Dec. 1914, and, while there, was Sergeant of his company.
He was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 1st South Wales Borderers 15 July, 1915. He served with the Expeditionary Force in France from August 1915 and died at No. 3 General Hospital, Le Tréport, 10 October, 1915, following, from wounds received in action at Hulluch, during the Battle of Loos on 26 September, while charging at the head of his platoon. Buried in the English Military Cemetery at Le Tréport.
The Adjutant of his regiment wrote:
"His Company Officers always spoke very highly of him, and although he was with us such a short time, everyone realized when he was wounded we had lost a really good officer. He was wounded while leading his platoon in the attack on the village of Hullueh in the morning of 26 Sept," and the Head Master at Exeter: "He was so absolutely straight, so regardless of self, and, in spite of his modesty, such a born leader of men. He is a loss to the Army and to the world. There are not too many of the very best and he was one of the elect. He was a boy of quite unusual force of character, and his influence was far wider than he ever knew. To all who knew him words of praise will sound cold. He was so straight, so lovable." While at Exeter School he was captain of the shooting eight, a crack shot, and held certificate " A " since November, 1913; was also in the cricket. football and hockey teams. He was a keen tennis player, and before entering Sandhurst gave much help in training the Devonshire Yeomanry in shooting.
The Doctor at Le Tréport said:
"That was a brave boy. He showed magnificent courage, for he suffered more than anyone on the floor." In his last letter home before the battle he wrote: "However rough a time I may have in the near future, I should be glad to be here, for I must do my part."
Contributor: THR (48277533)
Above is an extract from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918, Volume 2, page 230.
Herbert is commemorated at these locations:
Roll of Honour St Faith's School, Cambridge.
Callington War Memorial.
A plaque in Callington Church.
Golberdon – South Hill War Memorial
King Edward VI School Great War Memorial, Bury St Edmund's Cathedral.
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment: 1st Battalion (24th Foot) The South Wales Borderers.
Age: 19 years old.
Only son of the Rev. Herbert Forster Forster-Morris, M.A., Rector of South Hill-cum-Callington, county Cornwall, by his wife, Ellen Sophia, daughter of W. D. Gloyne. Born at Bath, 28 Feb. 1896.
Educated St. Faith's, Cambridge and Exeter, where he was head of the school, and, being nominated for a scholarship, intended to enter Oxford, with a view to taking Holy Orders. However, on the outbreak of war he decided to enter Sandhurst, passing in during Dec. 1914, and, while there, was Sergeant of his company.
He was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 1st South Wales Borderers 15 July, 1915. He served with the Expeditionary Force in France from August 1915 and died at No. 3 General Hospital, Le Tréport, 10 October, 1915, following, from wounds received in action at Hulluch, during the Battle of Loos on 26 September, while charging at the head of his platoon. Buried in the English Military Cemetery at Le Tréport.
The Adjutant of his regiment wrote:
"His Company Officers always spoke very highly of him, and although he was with us such a short time, everyone realized when he was wounded we had lost a really good officer. He was wounded while leading his platoon in the attack on the village of Hullueh in the morning of 26 Sept," and the Head Master at Exeter: "He was so absolutely straight, so regardless of self, and, in spite of his modesty, such a born leader of men. He is a loss to the Army and to the world. There are not too many of the very best and he was one of the elect. He was a boy of quite unusual force of character, and his influence was far wider than he ever knew. To all who knew him words of praise will sound cold. He was so straight, so lovable." While at Exeter School he was captain of the shooting eight, a crack shot, and held certificate " A " since November, 1913; was also in the cricket. football and hockey teams. He was a keen tennis player, and before entering Sandhurst gave much help in training the Devonshire Yeomanry in shooting.
The Doctor at Le Tréport said:
"That was a brave boy. He showed magnificent courage, for he suffered more than anyone on the floor." In his last letter home before the battle he wrote: "However rough a time I may have in the near future, I should be glad to be here, for I must do my part."
Contributor: THR (48277533)
Above is an extract from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918, Volume 2, page 230.
Herbert is commemorated at these locations:
Roll of Honour St Faith's School, Cambridge.
Callington War Memorial.
A plaque in Callington Church.
Golberdon – South Hill War Memorial
King Edward VI School Great War Memorial, Bury St Edmund's Cathedral.
Regiment: 1st Battalion (24th Foot) The South Wales Borderers.
Age: 19 years old.
Only son of the Rev. Herbert Forster Forster-Morris, M.A., Rector of South Hill-cum-Callington, county Cornwall, by his wife, Ellen Sophia, daughter of W. D. Gloyne. Born at Bath, 28 Feb. 1896.
Educated St. Faith's, Cambridge and Exeter, where he was head of the school, and, being nominated for a scholarship, intended to enter Oxford, with a view to taking Holy Orders. However, on the outbreak of war he decided to enter Sandhurst, passing in during Dec. 1914, and, while there, was Sergeant of his company.
He was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 1st South Wales Borderers 15 July, 1915. He served with the Expeditionary Force in France from August 1915 and died at No. 3 General Hospital, Le Tréport, 10 October, 1915, following, from wounds received in action at Hulluch, during the Battle of Loos on 26 September, while charging at the head of his platoon. Buried in the English Military Cemetery at Le Tréport.
The Adjutant of his regiment wrote:
"His Company Officers always spoke very highly of him, and although he was with us such a short time, everyone realized when he was wounded we had lost a really good officer. He was wounded while leading his platoon in the attack on the village of Hullueh in the morning of 26 Sept," and the Head Master at Exeter: "He was so absolutely straight, so regardless of self, and, in spite of his modesty, such a born leader of men. He is a loss to the Army and to the world. There are not too many of the very best and he was one of the elect. He was a boy of quite unusual force of character, and his influence was far wider than he ever knew. To all who knew him words of praise will sound cold. He was so straight, so lovable." While at Exeter School he was captain of the shooting eight, a crack shot, and held certificate " A " since November, 1913; was also in the cricket. football and hockey teams. He was a keen tennis player, and before entering Sandhurst gave much help in training the Devonshire Yeomanry in shooting.
The Doctor at Le Tréport said:
"That was a brave boy. He showed magnificent courage, for he suffered more than anyone on the floor." In his last letter home before the battle he wrote: "However rough a time I may have in the near future, I should be glad to be here, for I must do my part."
Contributor: THR (48277533)
Above is an extract from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918, Volume 2, page 230.
Herbert is commemorated at these locations:
Roll of Honour St Faith's School, Cambridge.
Callington War Memorial.
A plaque in Callington Church.
Golberdon – South Hill War Memorial
King Edward VI School Great War Memorial, Bury St Edmund's Cathedral.
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