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{{Infobox military person<br />
|name= William Thomas Forshaw<br />
|birth_date=20 April 1890<br />
|death_date= 26 May 1943 (aged 53)<br />
|birth_place= [[Barrow-in-Furness]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]<br />
|death_place= [[Holyport]], [[Berkshire]], [[England]]<br />
|placeofburial= [[Touchen End]] Cemetery, [[Bray, Berkshire|Bray]]<br />
|image= WilliamThomasForshawVC.jpg <br />
|caption=<br />
|nickname=<br />
|allegiance={{UK}}<br />
|serviceyears= <br />
|rank=Major<br />
|branch=[[File:Flag of the British Army.svg|23px]] [[British Army]]<br />[[British Indian Army]]<br />
|commands= <br />
|unit=[[The Manchester Regiment]]<br />[[Home Guard (United Kingdom)|Home Guard]]<br />
|battles= [[World War I]]<br />[[World War II]]<br />
|awards= [[Victoria Cross]]<br />
|laterwork=Teacher<br />
}}<br />
[[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] '''William Thomas Forshaw''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (20 April 1890 &ndash; 26 May 1943) was an English recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
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Forshaw was born 20 April 1890 in [[Barrow-in-Furness]]. In civilian life Forshaw was a teacher and was teaching at the North Manchester School, a prep school for [[The Manchester Grammar School]], immediately before the outbreak of the [[World War I|First World War]].<br />
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==Military career==<br />
[[File:Lieutenant Forshaw throwing bombs with a lighted cigarette in his left hand to ignite the fuses.jpg|thumb|Drawing by [[Philip Dadd]] shows Lieutenant Forshaw throwing bombs with a lighted cigarette in his left hand to ignite the fuses]]<br />
When he was 25 years old, and a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lieutenant]] (temporary [[Captain]]) in the 1/9th Battalion, [[Manchester Regiment]], [[Territorial Force]] during the First World War, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions between 7 and 9 August 1915 in [[Gallipoli Campaign|Gallipoli]], [[Turkey]] at the [[Battle of Krithia Vineyard]]. The [[London Gazette]] of 9 September 1915 reported<br />
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{{blockquote|..when holding the north-west corner of "''The Vineyard''" against heavy attacks by the Turks, Lieutenant Forshaw not only directed his men but personally threw bombs continuously for over 40 hours. When his detachment was relieved, he volunteered to continue directing the defence. Later, when the Turks captured a portion of the trench, he shot three of them and recaptured it. It was due to his fine example and magnificent courage that this very important position was held.<br />
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<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29289|date=7 September 1915|page=8971|supp=y}}</ref>}}<br />
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He later achieved the rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]].<br />
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He died on 26 May 1943 and was buried at [[Touchen End]], [[Berkshire]] in an unmarked grave. For many years the grave was unmarked but a new stone was erected in 1994 though not on the exact site.<br />
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His Victoria Cross and other campaign medals are displayed at the Museum of the Manchester Regiment, [[Ashton-under-Lyne]], England in the Forshaw Room.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[List of Victoria Cross recipients by nationality]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
*Volunteer Infantry of Ashton-under-Lyne. Robert Bonner, 2005)<br />
*[[Monuments to Courage]] (David Harvey, 1999)<br />
*[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]] (This England, 1997)<br />
*[[VCs of the First World War - Gallipoli]] (Stephen Snelling, 1995)<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041214215530/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/berkshir.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Berkshire)''<br />
*[http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/bbforsha.htm News Item] ''(grave search culminating in erection and dedication of a headstone)''<br />
*[http://ashtonpals.webs.com/ The Ashton Territorials, 9th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment during WWI]<br />
*[http://www.mgs.org/view_page.asp?sel_sub_menu_id=527&sel_menu_id=112&section_id=1&page_id=932 Manchester Grammar School News Item (making of documentary featuring Forshaw's story)]<br />
*[http://www.rubecula.com/Forshaw/index.html William Thomas Forshaw] ''(more detail and links)''<br />
*[http://www.tameside.gov.uk/leisure/new/bp_10.htm Tameside Council]<br />
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