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Men from the Fortesque family continued to fight for Britain across the world, dying in the {{w|Battle of Agincourt}}, the {{w|Battle of Waterloo}}, and the {{w|Battle of Dunkirk}}. The family line eventually came to an end in 1945, when the last Fortesque, [[ | Men from the Fortesque family continued to fight for Britain across the world, dying in the {{w|Battle of Agincourt}}, the {{w|Battle of Waterloo}}, and the {{w|Battle of Dunkirk}}. The family line eventually came to an end in 1945, when the last Fortesque, [[ghosthunter:Colonel Freddie Fortesque|Colonel Freddie]], died at sea.{{Gameref|Ghosthunter}} | ||
==Known members== | ==Known members== | ||
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*Unnamed Fortesque (died 1815), fought and died at the {{w|Battle of Waterloo}}.{{Gameref|Ghosthunter|HMS Victoria|quote=Pish and Baloney, the Fortesque family have been fighting, man and boy, for old 'Blighty' for over 1000 years, and we've never let a little thing like death get in the way of a good scrap. Why there's a Fortesque on every battlefield in the civilized world, Agincourt, dead, Waterloo, dead, Dunkirk, dead...|author=Colonel Freddie Fortesque}} | *Unnamed Fortesque (died 1815), fought and died at the {{w|Battle of Waterloo}}.{{Gameref|Ghosthunter|HMS Victoria|quote=Pish and Baloney, the Fortesque family have been fighting, man and boy, for old 'Blighty' for over 1000 years, and we've never let a little thing like death get in the way of a good scrap. Why there's a Fortesque on every battlefield in the civilized world, Agincourt, dead, Waterloo, dead, Dunkirk, dead...|author=Colonel Freddie Fortesque}} | ||
*Unnamed Fortesque (died 1940), fought and died at the {{w|Battle of Dunkirk}}.{{Gameref|Ghosthunter|HMS Victoria|quote=Pish and Baloney, the Fortesque family have been fighting, man and boy, for old 'Blighty' for over 1000 years, and we've never let a little thing like death get in the way of a good scrap. Why there's a Fortesque on every battlefield in the civilized world, Agincourt, dead, Waterloo, dead, Dunkirk, dead...|author=Colonel Freddie Fortesque}} | *Unnamed Fortesque (died 1940), fought and died at the {{w|Battle of Dunkirk}}.{{Gameref|Ghosthunter|HMS Victoria|quote=Pish and Baloney, the Fortesque family have been fighting, man and boy, for old 'Blighty' for over 1000 years, and we've never let a little thing like death get in the way of a good scrap. Why there's a Fortesque on every battlefield in the civilized world, Agincourt, dead, Waterloo, dead, Dunkirk, dead...|author=Colonel Freddie Fortesque}} | ||
*[[ | *[[ghosthunter:Bertie Fortesque|Bertie Fortesque]] (died before 1945{{Note|name="last"|Bertie's brother Freddie is said to be the "last of the Fortesque line." For this to be true, Bertie must have passed away before Freddie. It is possible that he is the Fortesque who passed away at the Battle of Dunkirk, but this is unconfirmed.}}), brother of Freddie Fortesque. | ||
*[[ | *[[ghosthunter:Colonel Freddie Fortesque|Colonel Freddie Fortesque]] (c. 1878 – 1945), the last of the Fortesque line.{{Gameref|Ghosthunter}} | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||