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George William Forster


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service16.12.1782CSORN
Last Known Service19.12.1873CSORN
Date of Death1820NAO

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
16.12.1782 BoatswainNAO
16.12.178219.12.1783
Drake (14) 1779-1800
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Boatswain
NAO
7.3.17838.3.1783Attack on Turk's Island 
1.2.179131.1.1793
Swallow (16) 1781-1795
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Boatswain
NAO
1.4.179320.8.1793
Weazle (14) 1783-1799
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Boatswain
NAO
23.8.17933.7.1795
Thisbe (28) 1783-1815
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Boatswain
NAO
4.7.179513.11.1795
Prevoyante (40) 1795-1819
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Boatswain
NAO
14.11.179531.5.1797
Africa (64) 1781-1814
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Boatswain
NAO
21.3.1796 Attack on Leogane 
5.6.179721.3.1799
Caesar (80) 1793-1821
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Boatswain
NAO
22.3.179917.4.1800
Hercule (74) 1798-1810
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Boatswain
NAO
18.4.180025.4.1803
Caesar (80) 1793-1821
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Boatswain
NAO
6.7.1801 Battle of Algeciras Bay 
12.7.1801 The Gut of Gibraltar 
26.4.18038.1.1807
Revenge (74) 1805-1849
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Boatswain
NAO
21.10.1805 Battle of Trafalgar 
25.9.1806 Action off Rochefort 
12.9.180931.12.1815
Puissant (74) 1793-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Boatswain
NAO

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