We remember Edgar Foster

We remember Edgar Foster

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Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth Morley, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:6590384 23rd October 1896
service Royal Navy SS5290 Source:6590384
service Royal Navy Able Seaman SS/5290(PO) H.M.S. "Russell." Source:8892277
1916
death Died of wounds He was on board HMS Russell when it was struck by mines laid by German submarine U73 off the coast of Malta near Valleta on 27-April-1915. Plymouth Hospital United Kingdom Source:8892248 Source:8892277 23rd May 1916
burial Morley Cemetery Morley Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Yorkshire Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley Edgar was buried at Morley Cemetery on 27-May-1915 with full military honours. United Kingdom United Kingdom A. "C" 617. A. "C" 617 Source:8892277 Source:8892248

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Edgar
Initials E
Last Name Foster
Source 6590384
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy SS5290
Royal Navy SS/5290(PO) H.M.S. "Russell." Able Seaman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alice Foster mother

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Clive98819
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fife3190
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fiona148414

External Evidence

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Commonwealth War Graves Memorial for Edgar Foster Clive98819
Morley War Memorial (Scatcherd Park) Clive98819

Multimedia

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Commonwealth War Grave of Edgar Foster Clive98819

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