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James Foster - Man

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Forename James
Surname Foster - Man
Middle Name
Memorial Standish & Wigan Cenotaphs & St Marie's R.C. Church, Standish
Age 22
Address 6 Wright Street, Whelley
Parents' Address 25 Heaton Street, Standish
Township Wigan
Rank Lance Corporal
Occupation or place of work Victoria Pit, Boars Head
Regiment Manchester Regiment 12th Batt
Day of Death 8
Month of Death July
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Killed in action at the Somme
Place of Burial Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe
Regiment Number 16045
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Abel and Esther
Born in Standish, husband of Martha
Wigan Coal & Iron Co Records
Ref: CWGC, Ancestry, WE 29/7/16