SON OF SAMUEL DOUGLAS FORREST AND ELIZABETH WILSON FORREST, OF 1 OCTAVIA Street, PORT GLASGOW. Born Belfast.
Mentioned by James Lithgow in his letters "'It has been intensely cold with quite a lot of snow, and it has not been easy to keep warm especially for the men at night. I notice a good few with colds, including Johnny Forrest, not extra bad."
Buried at PEAKE WOOD Cemetery, FRICOURT, France. Grave Reference B. 9.