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FOSTER, Edward
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
FOSTER, Edward
Date Of Birth
4 Feb 1886
Age
31
Birth Place
Streatham, London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Streatham & Wandsworth, London, England
Date
24 Apr 1917
Date Of Death
22 Jan 1946
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Further gazette dates: 13/07/1917 (Medaille Militaire) Further gazette pages: 7098 (Medaille Militaire) Further Gazette issues: 30184 (Medaille Militaire)
Rank Name
Corporal
Service Number
13290
Award Details
Award received from France during First World War (Medaille Militaire).
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
6382 (V.C.); Issue: 30154 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Villers Plouich, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
East Surrey Regiment
Battalion
13th (Service) Battalion (Wandsworth)
Place of Death
Wandsworth, London
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
East Surrey Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
Oct 31, 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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