Private Richard Edward Foster
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Foster,
Richard Edward
Date of birth: 1897-02-14
Place of birth: Harrowgate Yorkshire England
Next of kin: Mrs.Alice Foster 267 1st ave. Verdun,P.Q.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): apprentice,Grand Trunk Railroad shops
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-04-22
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Road South Military Cemetery, I. M. 31.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 457560
Highest Rank:
Private
(60th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 60th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 96187
LAC ID:
401892
Service file: B3234-S021
Uploader's Notes: Son of Alice Edwards (formerly Foster), of 267, 1st Avenue, Verdun, Montreal, and the late Richard Foster. Born at Harrogate, England.
Uploader's Research notes: War Diary 60th battalion for 22 April 1916:..."Day quiet.One man killed and right frontage Company sniped." [Private Army Canadian Infantry 60th Battalion D Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20