Soldiers Died in the Great War states that he was born in Chevington and enlisted in Alnwick. He had earlier served with the 182nd Tunnel Company.
"By the Green of the Spring" A tribute to the men of Chevington and Broomhill who served in the First World War:; J.H. Hardy; 2004; Amble Social History Group.
His brother John Edward also died.
Norman Forster is remembered in Chevington on C27.01, C27.02
