Private 21173 William Foster

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915

Age at death: 31
Date of death: 28th of June 1917 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Reninghelst New Military Cemetery - III. G. 23.

BMD details:
Marriage: 06/06/1908 William FOSTER to Ethel CARTER at Eccleston St Thomas. Witnessed by John Carter and Sarah Bethel. The couple had three children: Maggie 14/02/1911, William 21/06/1914 and Ethel 05/07/1916.

Family details:
Next-of-kin from service records: Mrs Ethel Foster (wife), 40 Silkstone Street, St Helens.

Census details:
Not positively identified before 1911. 1911 - Sees 24 years old 'Miner-Drawer' William living at 40 Silkstone Street, St Helens with wife Ethel (28) and 1 month old daughter Maggie. Also at the address are boarders Mary E Traverse (43) and William Traverse (12).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] Age taken from service records.

[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/W_Foster_SLR_zpsbd1f38fb.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private William Foster at Reninghelst New Military Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]