Basic Details
Surname
Foster
Forenames
S
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Stanley
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide all the extra details. Son of Thomas and Ruth, he worked in the local Co-Op and became a POW on 3rd May 1917. He is thought to have been either 23 or 25 when he died.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
West Riding (Duke of Wellington`s) Regiment
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
2nd Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Private
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Tournai
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Tournai
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
September
Day of death
16
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds