BORN HULL, 1897. SON OF HENRY AND MARY ANN FOSTER, OF 6, OPEN COURT, ADELAIDE STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. HIS SISTER, ALICE HOWARD, LIVED AT 15, BURTON STREET, GREAT PASSAGE STREET, HULL. ANOTHER SISTER, HANNAH, LIVED AT 18, NAPIER TERRACE, NORFOLK STREET, HULL. HE WORKED AS AN ERRAND BOY AND BUTCHER. A SINGLE MAN.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 28/10/1914. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EYR. POSTED TO THE MEDITTERANEAN, ON 21/09/1915. RETURNED TO ENGLAND 06/05/1918. DIED AT THE VAD HOSPITAL, HULL, ON 08/11/1918, AGED 22. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ARMYFOR 4 YEARS AND 12 DAYS. THE WAR WOULD END 3 DAYS LATER.
BURIED IN HULL WESTERN CEMETERY. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS SISTER, ALICE HOWARD.
| Name | (John) Jack Foster |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Death Date | 8 Nov 1918 |
| Death Place | Hull Western Cemetery, East Yorkshire |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st 4th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 13966 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Home |
First name:
JACK
Regiment:
Military Number:
13966
Rank:
Corporal
Date Died
08/11/1918
Place died:
Hull Western Cemetery, East Yorkshire, UK
Age:
22
15, BURTON STREET, GREAT PASSAGE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
