William Forster (British Army officer)

William Forster
Born (1798-12-17)17 December 1798
Died 8 June 1879(1879-06-08) (aged 80)
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1813–1871
Rank General
Unit 85th Regiment of Foot
Awards Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order

General William Frederick Forster KH (17 December 1798 – 8 June 1879) was a senior British Army officer who served as Military Secretary from 1860 to 1871.

Military career

Brought up in Berwick-upon-Tweed,[1] Forster was commissioned into the 85th Regiment of Foot in 1813.[2] In 1830 he was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber for the Duke of Gloucester.[3]

He became Deputy Adjutant-General in Ireland in 1854.[4] He was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General in 1855,[5] and then Military Secretary in 1860,[6] retiring from that post in 1871.[7] He was promoted to general in 1874.[8]

Forster was also Colonel of the 81st Regiment of Foot.[9] He died in 1879.[10]

References

  1. ↑ The Forsters of Warenford and Berwick
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 16769. p. 1724. 31 August 1813. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18740. p. 2286. 2 November 1830. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21593. p. 2800. 12 September 1854. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21667. p. 749. 27 February 1855. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22399. p. 2433. 29 June 1860. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23789. p. 4384. 27 October 1871. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24055. p. 240. 18 January 1874. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22715. p. 1416. 10 March 1863. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24737. p. 4087. 24 June 1879. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Charles Yorke		 Military Secretary
1860–1871 		Succeeded by
Caledon Egerton
Preceded by
Thomas Evans		 Colonel of the 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
1863–1879 		Succeeded by
Henry Renny
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