Foster, William –

Son of Robert and Martha Foster, of 70, Yates Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 57, Cross Street, Bolton, Lancashire. A member of the Bolton Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Enlisted August 1915. Died at the Fulham Military Hospital, Hampstead, London.

Personal details

  • Surname: Foster
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 21
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: February 6th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: Military Home Hospitals Reserve / St. John Ambulance Brigade.
  • Service number: 101294
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
  • CWGC reference: 3. Q2. (C.H.). 21.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 03/09/1915 09/02/1917 16/02/1917 08/02/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7h 6f 6f 6e

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