Arthur Foster

1897 - 1916  (19 years)

• Name	Arthur Foster
  Birth	1897	Adbaston, Staffordshire, England   [1, 2]
  Christening	30 Sep 1897	Adbaston, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  	Name: Arthur Foster Baptism date: 30 Sep 1897 Baptism place: Adbaston, St Michael County: Staffordshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: John Mother's name: Sarah Anne Abode: Adbaston Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer Archive reference: D4183/1/5 Page: 83
  Gender	Male
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Adbaston, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Croxton, Staffordshire, England   [5]
  	Address: Chatcull
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [5]
  	Houseboy under waggoner on farm
  	for William Lycott Wain
  Death	1 Jul 1916	France and Flanders   [6, 7]
  	Name: Arthur Foster Service number: 241249 Rank: Private Regiment: Prince Of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) Battalion: 1/6th Battalion. Residence: Adbaston, Salop Birth place: Newport, Salop Enlistment place: Stafford Death date: 1 Jul 1916 Cause of death: Killed in action Death place: France and Flanders Theatre of war: Western European Theatre
  Commemorated	1919	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England   [8, 9]
  	FOSTER, ARTHUR Memorial Adbaston WW1 And WW2 (WMR 38314) Adbaston Staffordshire St Michael and All Angels' Churchyard Adbaston, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST20 (The cross was erected in the year 1919)
  Commemorated	1 Aug 1932	Thiepval, Somme, France   [2, 7]
  	FOSTER, ARTHUR Rank: Private Service No: 241249 Date of Death: 01/07/1916 Age: 18 Regiment/Service: North Staffordshire Regiment 1st/6th Bn. Panel Reference: Pier and Face 14 B and 14 C. Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of Mrs. Sarah Ann Foster, of Adbaston, Stafford. (Memorial Inaugurated 1 Aug 1932)
  Person ID	I11829	Gilbert
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	John Foster,   b. 16 Oct 1864, Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England d. 22 Oct 1945, Stafford, Staffordshire, England (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Hitchman,   b. 23 Jan 1863, Stanway, Gloucestershire, England d. 9 Mar 1952, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	18 Jul 1888	Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
  Family ID	F451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1897 - Adbaston, Staffordshire, England Christening - 30 Sep 1897 - Adbaston, Staffordshire, England Residence - 31 Mar 1901 - Adbaston, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Chatcull - 2 Apr 1911 - Croxton, Staffordshire, England Death - 1 Jul 1916 - France and Flanders Commemorated - 1919 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Commemorated - 1 Aug 1932 - Thiepval, Somme, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  FOSTER, Arthur: World War 1 Medal Index Card World War 1 medal index card for Arthur FOSTER. He was a Private in the North Staffordshire Regiment. He was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (ancestry.co.uk)

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Foster, Arthur; Mother's Maiden Surname: Hitchman; GRO Reference: 1897 D Quarter in NEWPORT SALOP AND STAFFORD Volume 06A Page 705 (accessed 13 Nov 2017). [S163] Wikipedia, Wikipedia contributors, "Thiepval Memorial" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiepval_Memorial) (accessed 16 Dec 2020). [S193] Staffordshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Foster, Arthur; Baptism year: 1897; Father's name: John; Mother's name: Sarah Anne; Baptism place: Adbaston, St Michael (accessed 30 Sep 2017). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Foster, Arthur; Birth year: 1898; Birth town: Adbaston; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Newport; Parish: Adbaston (Stafford); Town: Doley; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2568; Folio: 112; Page: 3 (accessed 13 May 2018). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Foster, Arthur; Birth year: 1898; Birth place: Adbaston Salop; Reg dist: Stone; Parish: Eccleshall; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG14PN16392 RG78PN1015 RD358 SD2 ED6 SN77 (accessed 23 Mar 2018). [S85] Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 (FindMyPast), Foster, Arthur; 1916; Service number: 241249; Rank: Private; Regiment: Prince Of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) (accessed 20 Sep 2018). [S38] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Foster, Arthur; Country: France; Cemetery or memorial: Thiepval Memorial; Service number: 241249; Regiment: North Staffordshire Regiment; First World War (accessed 21 Aug 2018). [S382] War Memorials Register (FindMyPast), Foster, Arthur; Death year: 1917; County: Staffordshire; Country: England (accessed 17 Dec 2020). [S383] War Memorials Register (Imperial War Museum - IWM), Foster, Arthur; Memorial county: Staffordshire; Memorial town: Adbaston (accessed 17 Dec 2020).