BORN HULL 1882. SON OF EDWARD FOSTER (1848-1906) AND BETSY MASTERMAN (1843-1926), OF 331, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL (1911 CENSUS). SON OF A SHOP KEEPER.
HE MARRIED, ROSE ELLEN FLOCTON (1884-1951), AT HULL, IN 1906, AGED 24. HIS WIFE ELLEN ROSE FOSTER & 2 CHILDREN, LIVED AT 331, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL, 3, MRYTLE GROVE, WOODCOCK STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 35, BRIGHTON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A PAINTER.
HE ENLISTED HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 25036, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 27TH TYNESIDE IRISH. KILLED AT ARRAS, ON 09/04/1917, AGED 25. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, ROSE. SHE RECEIVED A WEEKLY WAR PENSION, OF 22 SHILLINGS AND 11 PENCE, ON 10/12/1917. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Arras_(1917)
| Name | John Edward Foster |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1882 |
| Death Date | 9 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 27th Battalion (Tyneside Irish) |
| Regimental Number | 44245 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 25036, East Yorks Regt. |
