Neil Milward Forster

Neil Milward Forster (1927-2006) was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and was the chairman of B&C Holdings.

Early life

Forster was born in 1927. He is a graduate and former head of Hurstpierpoint College.[1] Forster spent time in the Navy's national service. Upon leaving the Navy, Forster studied economics and law at Pembroke College, Cambridge where he played tennis, cricket and rugby.[1] While playing rugby each year, Forster got a Blue for Britain. Forster eventually joined Cayzer subsidiary Clan Line at the age of 25.

Olympics

Forster was a member of Great Britain's Field hockey team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in which Great Britain finished in 4th place.[1][2][3]

Post olympics

In 1963, Forster was sent to India at the age of 36 to become a liner conference chairman.[1] In 1967, Forster returned to England where he eventually became the director and then chairman of B&C Holdings.[1][4]

Personal life

In 1954, Forster married Barbara Smith and had three children with her.[1] Forster died on November 8, 2006.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Neil Forster". The Times UK. The Times UK. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. ^ """Test For British Hockey." Times [London, England] 17 Oct. 1956". Times Digital Archive. Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. ^ "PLAYOFF NECESSARY". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool Echo. 30 November 1956. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. ^ Mitchell, Alison (19 October 1978). "Buyer likely for stake in ship group". The Times. Retrieved 9 October 2018.