Foster, Lewis –

Son of Thomas and Rachel Foster, of 13, Crosby Road, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Bessie Hirst Foster, of Brian Hey Bungalow, Montserrat, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 142, Lawn Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Previously employed as a clerk in the Bolton Tramways office. Formerly 8048, Royal Engineers.

Personal details

  • Surname: Foster
  • Forename: Lewis
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 25
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 12th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 11th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 23367
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: St. Helens, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 8.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 07/09/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 4g/6e* S10*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 07/09/1917

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