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Private James Patrick Fortune
British Army Royal Irish Regiment
from:Liverpool
AB. James Fortune DSO.
Royal Navy HMS Strongbow
from:London
(d.16th October 1917)
James Fortune was killed when serving on board HMS Strongbow which was guarding the Scandinavian convoy on 16th of October 1917. The Strongbow was lost with all hands along with HMS Mary Rose when the convoy was attacked by the two German light cruisers Brummer and Bremse.
L/Cpl. Thomas Arthur Fosbrook
British Army 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment
from:Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Thomas Arthur Fosbrook was my Grandfather. He enlisted in the 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment on 23/08/1906 aged 18 yrs and having served 9 years 112 days with the colours. He was declared unfit for service and discharged 12/09/1916, aged 28 yrs. He received the British War Medal, The Mons Star, and the Victory medal, which I have in the family tree album. Prior to that he was a estates worker, attached to Hatfield park which is owned and run by the Salisbury family.
Pte. William Thomas Fosbrook
British Army 7th Btn. Suffolk Regiment
from:Kentish Town, London
William Fosbrook was my maternal grandfather. He was sent to France around December 1916 having just turned 18. He was taken prisoner at Albert on 27th March 1918 and moved through various POW camps and hospitals before returning to London from Danzig (Poland) via Leith in December and marrying my grandmother in 1920. He bore the effects of frost bite and mustard gas all of his life until he died aged 72. He was a lively and mischievous grandad who loved to tell stories. I wish I'd have been old enough to ask him about his. In loving memory.
Pte. J R Fosbrooke
British Army 2nd Battalion, A Coy. London Regiment
Private J R Fosbrooke was wounded in November 1915.
Pte. J. R. Fosbrooke
British Army 2nd Btn. A Coy. London Regiment
(d.22nd Nov 1915)
Pte Fosbrooke died of wounds.
Cpl. William Alfred Fosbury
British Army 11th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
from:Andover
(d.26th September 1916)
Foster
Army Durham Light Infantry
(d.21st Feb 1916)
Rflmn. A. Foster
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.17th March 1916)
Rifleman Foster died on 17th March 1916 and was buried in Mesnil Ridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Grave I.3. He was the husband of M. Foster, Cloughhogue, Cuddy, Randalstown, Co. Antrim.
Pte. Abraham Foster
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Durham City
Abraham Foster suffered Gunshot Wounds in 1917
Sgt. Andrew Foster
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Kirkclady
(d.22nd Oct 1915)
Andrew Foster is my great-grandfather, he served in the Royal Artillery before the Great War. In the photo, the badges on his cap and collar definitely show that he is in the Artillery, left side of the collar the insignia is a hair and an insect. This might denote a particular system in the artillery related with the field. He also has star badges on his right sleeve which indicate that he is in a Volunteer Artillery unit, the star on his lower sleeve denote 5 years efficient service, his rank Sergeant, 3 stripes, his medal might be long service or campaign medal, the volunteer long service medal (20yrs). They were like the TA of their time. The peaked cap he is wearing was adopted by the army c 1905. He is wearing the dress tunic; blue with red collar, which was discontinued around 1914 so the photo dates between 1905 and 1914.
Andrew was born on the 10th of September 1868 and was married to Eliza Jane Henderson. He died 23rd of October 1915 and his death certificate states he was a corporal 2nd/7th Royal Highland Regiment, died Brighton, 2nd Eastern General Hospital.
Pte. Arthur Foster
British Army 3rd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Arthur Foster was my grandfather, whom I never met and now I'm trying to get as much info on him as possible, and even a picture if possible.
I've received his medal cards which I don't understand as they have lots of different numbers on, so he must have got about a bit, if someone could tell me the best place to go for my research and perhaps explain the medal card to me I would be grateful.
Editor's Note: Arthur's Medal Card shows that he had enlisted on the 7th of September 1914, and went to France on the 23rd of August 1915, qualifying for the 1915 star. There are two medal cards available for Arthur, the second shows him applying for the Silver War Badge, indicating that he had served his country, when he is discharged from the Army in February 1918. At that time he was serving with the Labour Corps, having previously served with the 3rd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. This would suggest that he had been injured, or suffered an illness which rendered him unfit for front line service with the DLI. After receiving treatment he would have then joined the Labour Corps, before being discharged, most likely for medical reasons, although at this time in the war, men with certain skills were discharged from the army to work in vital industries at home to support the war effort.
Pte. Arthur Septimus Foster
British Army 2/6th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Chesterfield
(d.28th April 1917)
This is my great uncle Arthur Foster who at the age of 22 died from his wounds at 33 Casualty Clearing Station, 1 mile south of Peronne, France. He is buried in the cemetery at Peronne. This is very close to where the Battle of the Somme took place.
Arthur Foster
British Army 12th Btn. att RE 131st Tunneling Coy. Kings Royal Rifles
from:4 Ash St, Loughclough, Lancs
In Arthur Foster's military pension record copy there is a letter from the County Police Office, Rawtenstall stating that he was serving with the King's Royal Rifle Regt, attached to the Royal Engineer's 131st Tunneling Co in France with the REF. His service number is recorded as 8951. He had previously been discharged from the East Lancs Regt (Serv No 12352).
Pte. Charles William Foster
British Army Northhamptonshire Regiment
Unfortunately, neither Charles Foster's service record or pension record were accessible, they were possibly destroyed during the Second World War.
As indicated on his Medal Rolls Index Card, Private Charles W. Foster, of the Northamptonshire Regiment, entered the French theatre on 9th of June 1915 and thereby qualified for the 1914-15 Star. At some point during his overseas service, Private Foster was transferred to the Labour Corps. According to his Medal Rolls Index Card and WW1 Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, Private Foster was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal in addition to the 1914-15 Star. Effective 16th of March 1919, he assumed Class Z status.
Cpl. David Foster
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Sherburn Station
Spr. E. B. Foster
Canadian Army 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy.
(d.7th Apr 1917)
Sapper Foster lost his life whilst on duty as a listener at Listening Post no. 1 in the workings at St Eloi when the enemy blew a Camoflet beneath the tunnels at 10.15pm, flooding the workings. His body was never recovered and he is remembered on the Menin Gate in Ypres.
Pte. E. Foster
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Dipton
Edwin Foster
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Burnley
Father Edwin Foster served in the Royal Army Medical Corps and lived in Burnley at the time, previously Wigan. I know he served in Salonika during the First World War. The only story he told us as children was of a man being brought in from the field with a bad leg injury and all that had saved him were the maggots eating his rotting flesh. He lost his leg and the maggots were put back on to prevent Gangrene.
Pte. F. Foster
British Army 7th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
(d.10th Jun 1917)
Yeo.Sig. Frank William Foster DSM.
Royal Navy HMS Emperor of India
from:Stockcross, Newbury, Berks.
W/Cdr. Frank William Foster DFC.
Royal Air Force
I have autograph of Frank Foster playing a cricket match with Kanwirh c.c c.f. in a minute book.
Pte. Frederick Foster
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.1st Mar 1915)
Private Frederick Foster is buried in Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery.
Pte. G. Foster
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Langley Park
G. Wilfred Foster
British Army 47th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
Dvr. G. Wilfred Foster, 47th Field Ambulance, RAMC wrote of Loos "At six-thirty the Guns ceased, ten minutes later the boys mounted the trench, some mad with excitement others half drunk with Rum they had given them to raise they [sic] spirits, but very few went far, they were mowed down, with heavy explosives, whizz-bangs, and terrible Machine Gun fire... Two hours later they were in Loos, having taken the Towers and the village and still advancing. It was at this point that our Guns Killed Hundreds of our own men, and that the Horse Ambulances where called on the battle field, a sight which I never hope to see again, there were Hundreds calling for us but we could not do anything to help them...the Enemy Observation saw us, immediately We were set at a Gallop but was caught, over came three High Explosives all together and smashed us up, with the exception of three... We loaded our Wagons, twenty-five in Each than waited until three Artillery Guns came past at the Gallop then returned, having to pass over dead bodies, Horses and broken Wagons, it was just over the same Hill returning, that the Germans put there Machine Guns on us.
Pte. George Foster
19th Battalion. D Company
from:Durham
(d.22nd Aug 1917)
George Foster enlisted at Cocken Hall, 14.06.1915. He was killed in action on the Western Front, 22.08.1917 at 13.10 local time. He served with the D.L.I and 173 Company (Tunnellers) Royal Engineers.
He was the brother of Matthew Foster, (Enlisted D.L.I, 30.09.1914) and Joseph Henry Foster (Enlisted -1914- Northumberland Fusiliers + 172 Company (Tunnellers), Royal Engineers. KIA Western Front, 18.04.1915.
2nd Lt. George Foster
British Army 102nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery
from:Birtley, Co. Durham
(d.16th May 1917)
Pte. George William Foster
British Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:12 Brighton Road Darlington
(d.9th Aug 1915)
George William Foster was born in Shildon, Co. Durham in 1894, the second of 10 children. His mother Elizabeth had died just before the 1911 census returns were filled, leaving his father Thomas with 7 children at home. George was the eldest by this time, having lost his eldest sister some years before. Aged 16, he worked for the North Eastern Railway Co as an engine cleaner at Bank Top Station in Darlington. In 1912, George joined the DLI TA. His father remarried and his second wife produced two further siblings for George and the others.
George went to war at the outset with 2 Durham Light Infantry and lasted a year before, along with too many other unfortunates, being killed in action at Hooges on 9th August 1915 aged 21. He never had the chance to have his own family, but is remembered by me, his great-niece. I would love to see a photograph of him, but do not know of the existence of any. His brother John followed him to France just two-three months later. He was not quite 17. He was to be more fortunate than his brother.
Pte. George F.W.G. Foster MiD.
British Army 1st Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Aberdeen
George Foster attested for the 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders on the 23rd of August 1902 from the Duke of Yorks Military Asylum, Chelsea. He was listed as a musician.
In 1914 he was part of the British Expeditionary Force in France involved in the Battle of Mons. He was part of the Brigade which failed to retreat in front of the German advance and was captured, with many others, on the outskirts of Bertry. Taken prisoner, he and others were marched through France and Belgium to northern Germany where he spent the rest of WW1 in Sennelager Prisoner of War Camp. George was Mentioned in Dispatches for his conduct and support to others whilst a PoW.
He was discharged from the Gordon Highlanders on completion of 25 year's service in 1927. He died in 1952.
Pte. Harry Foster
British Army 8th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Sheffield
(d.17th Feb 1917)
Harry is Foster buried in the Amara War Cemetery in Iraq (Mesopotamia). He gave his next of kin as Mrs. Eunice Foster of 105 Thorndon Road. Sheffield.
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