Sergeant Arthur Foster
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1897
Date of Death
2 Nov 1918
Regiment
Medals Awarded
Service Number
16999
Place of Birth
Stewkley
World War I Address
98 Castle Street
Luton
Place of Death
No 6 General Hospital
Rouen
FranceGrave Location
St Sever Cemetery Extension
Rouen
FranceWar Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News , 21st November 1918
Sgt Arthur Foster, 16999, 2nd Battalion Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), died of influenza on November 2nd, 1918, in the No 6 General Hospital, Rouen, France.
He had joined the Northamptonshire Regiment in 1913 and was in action from the start of the war. He was transferred to the Machine Gun Corps in 1917 and was promoted to sergeant about six months before his death. His father, Alfred, was a lance-corporal in the Army Service Corps serving in France.
His mother, Harriet Anne, was informed of her eldest son's death at her home at 98 Castle Street, Luton. Arthur was born at Stewkley, near Leighton Buzzard, in 1897.
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Author: Deejaya
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