Son of the late Thomas Foster, and of Ann Catherine Foster (nee Jones), of 23, Southern Street, Brownlow Fold, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly a crane driver in the employ of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at Horwich Loco Works. His twin brother John was wounded in service.
Foster, Roland –
Personal details
- Surname: Foster
- Forename: Roland
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Horwich, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 27th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 11104
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: August 25th, 1914 - 1914-08-25
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Queen's Park) Gallipoli Memorial
- Holy Trinity C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour - Horwich
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- CWGC Memorial: 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Turkey
- CWGC reference: Special Memorial. A. 12.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/09/1915 01/10/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7a 6b*
- Bolton Chronicle: 25/09/1915 02/10/1915