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Latest appeal appeal for relatives - February 2017 - If you are related and can provide CWGC with documentation, please contact UKNA Technical Team.

4243 Frank Foster  20/07/1918 - Royal Field Artillery Gunner
Stamford Cemetery.  Sec B. Grave

http://www.cwgc.org/news-events/news/2017/2/appeal-for-relatives-feb-2017.aspx

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Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 19 February 17 17:37 GMT (UK) »
Frank Foster is listed on FIND A GRAVE Frank was 32, born 1886 and the son of Alfred Foster of Stamford, Lincs.  Frank was a Gunner with the 4th (East Anglian) Brigade Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery~Service No:4243

Burial Stamford Cemetery  Stamford South Kesteven District Lincolnshire, England
Plot: Sec B Grave 7F

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136156555&ref=acom

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Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 19 February 17 17:43 GMT (UK) »
1891 Census Stamford, Lincolnshire shows Frank would have had 2 brothers.

Alfred Foster   30 Melinda Foster   30
Frank Foster   5 Harry Foster   3 John S Foster   1

1901 Census Stamford Lincolnshire shows more brothers and sister

Alfred Foster   40 Melinda Foster   40
Frank Foster   15 Harry Foster   13
John S Foster   11 Wm Thos Foster   8
Louisa E M Foster 5 Alfred L Foster   3
Florence M Foster 2 months.

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Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 19 February 17 17:54 GMT (UK) »
The FIND A GRAVE entry gives the father as Alfred Foster -  Strangely someone has Frank Foster in there family tree and a death year of 1966 ?? Have sent the tree owner a message for clarification but lets see if there is a reply.  ???

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Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 19 February 17 19:35 GMT (UK) »
The death is on FreeBMD in 1918.
Today I broke my personal record for most consecutive days alive.

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Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 19 February 17 19:48 GMT (UK) »
A bit more info.

Gunner 4243 Frank FOSTER. 4th (East Anglian) Brigade Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery (RFA). Formerly 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 20th July 1918 aged 32 years. Frank died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (T.B) and Ostio Arthritis. Born Stamford, Lincolnshire. Son of Alfred (Alf) Foster of 3 Albert Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire.

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« Reply #6 on: Sunday 19 February 17 19:52 GMT (UK) »
The death is on FreeBMD in 1918.

All the deaths CWGC seek are on free BMD or Scotlands People

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« Reply #7 on: Sunday 19 February 17 20:00 GMT (UK) »
Brother Harry Foster - born 1888 Lincolnshire - married July 1913 to Elizabeth Emma Lacey -
There is a death for Harry Foster - Grantham Lincolnshire - 7a 412 - aged 53 years.
Anc tree showing a daughter Eileen Foster born 9 June 1926
Free BMD show the birth of twins Eileen and Mary to Foster/Lacey at Grantham - September 1926-
7a 725

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« Reply #8 on: Sunday 19 February 17 20:18 GMT (UK) »
Brother John Stimson Foster - born 1890 - Stamford Lincolnshire - 7a 359
Married Florence Annie Dennison - 24 August 1913 - Stamford, Lincoln.
There was a birth of Florence M Foster - under Foster/Dennison - December 1915

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