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Pte. William Foster

British Army 15th Battalion Machine Gun Corps

from:Port Glasgow, Scotland

(d.27th June 1918)

Newspaper clipping

William Foster was the second son of the Foster boys to die for King and Country, his brother David died at Gallipoli 1915. My cousin Billy and I visited his grave at D'Aubigny en Artois in September 2019.

A Newspaper article reporting his death quoted the letter from a Padre: Our worst fears have been realized, and your poor boy has passed away. He bore up well, in spite of the fact that the wound was so serious, and did splendidly at first. Then the wound showed signs of poisoning and it was necessary to operate and remove the shrapnel. He was a man of Great Spirit and bore it bravely and patiently, but his strength failed him. For the last four days he was getting weaker. The end came peacefully and painlessly yesterday. Letter from Reverend W. S. Kirkpatrick

Headstone



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