| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals He was born in Bradford, enlisted in Leeds and resided in Gazeley, Shipley. Formerly Royal Engineers. No. 98894. Private gravestone part of which reads: Also Fred Foster Killed in Action, July 1 1916, Aged 27 years (27389 Pte. Fred Foster, 10 Yorkshire Regt named on the Thiepval Memorial). Also of Leonard Foster died Stamford War Hospital, Nov 11th 1918, aged 22 years. He died on the day of the Armistice.
Info from Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929. 11/11/1918 died Walthorpe Hospital, Stamford, Lincolnshire. 3/5/1919 mother Sarah received £18-19-08, 9/4/1922 Leonard Smith £5 vote 1dc age 7 CPC including £18 war gratuity.
Info from Pension Index Cards:- Foster, Leonard, no. P/13913, MFP, A/L/Cpl, 11/11/1918 died from influenza, mother Sarah Foster, 5 Rycroft Street, Gaisby, Shipley, Yorkshire who on 22/7/1919 received 6/- a week pension for life.
Leonard Foster.
|
UNITED KINGDOM
