Private William Foster

Army Number : 17007

Battalion : 11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born at Arnold, Nottingham. Son of Samuel And Mary Foster, of 6, James Street, Arnold, Nottinghamshire. Enlisted at Nottingham. Went to France 27th August 1915. He died 8th July 1916, age 32.

Buried: Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France. Plot V. Row A. Grave 8.

Private Foster is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
Arnot Hill Park War Memorial, Arnold, Nottinghamshire.
St. Mary’s Church War Memorial, Arnold, Nottinghamshire.
St. Paul’s Church War Memorial, Daybrook, Nottinghamshire.