John Foster (1915-?) [Signalman, Royal Corps of Signals]
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- born 1915 (Q4 1915 Huddersfield née Brannan)
- son of James Foster & Bridget (née Brennan or Brannan) of 12 Violet Street, Turnbridge
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- 1921 Census (FindMyPast) – 3 Harris Buildings, Huddersfield
- 1939 Register (FindMyPast) – 12 Violet Street, Huddersfield (parents)
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Huddersfield Examiner 15 June 1940, page 7:
NEWS OF SOME LOCAL SOLIDERS
Huddersfield Signalman Posted Missing
A Huddersfield soldier, Signalman John Foster, of the Royal Corps of Signals, who took part in the heroic defence of Calais, has been posted as missing.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Foster, of 12, Violet Street, Turnbridge, Huddersfield, had not heard of him for several weeks and they have now received notification that he has been posted as missing.
Signalman Foster, who was twenty-four years of age, was born in Huddersfield and attended the Parish Church school. On leaving school he went to work at the Hygienic Stove Company until he joined the Army in January, 1939.
His younger brother, Sapper James Foster, is attached to a searchlight battalion, and his father served throughout the last war with the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment in which he attained the rank of company sergeant-major.
Huddersfield Examiner 14 September 1940:
NEWS OF SOME MEN IN THE FORCES
Signalman John Foster, of Turnbridge
Signalman John Foster has written to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Foster, 12, Viaduct Street, Turnbridge, to say that he is a prisoner of war in Germany and that he is well. He was reported missing on June 5.
Signalman Foster is twenty-four years of age and unmarried. He enlisted in the Royal Corps of Signals in January last year. In civil life he was employed by the Hygienic Stove Co., Ltd., St. Thomas’s Road. As a boy he attended the Huddersfield Parish Church School.
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