Edward Foster
Corporal, 13th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
- Register No.
- 423 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Corporal all Corporals →
- Unit
- 13th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment all East Surrey Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 24 April 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 27th June, 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Born
- 4th January, 1886 at Streatham, London
- Died
- 22nd January 1946 at Wandsworth, London
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 24th April, 1917 at Villers Plouich, France, during an attack, the advance was held up in a portion of the village by two machine guns which were entrenched and strongly covered by wire entanglements. Corporal Foster who was in charge of two Lewis guns succeeded in entering the trench and engaged the enemy guns. One of the Lewis guns was lost, but a corporal rushed forward, bombed the enemy and recovered the gun. Then, getting his two guns into action, he killed the enemy gun team and captured their guns
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
FOSTER, Edward. (reg No. 423).
Corporal. 13th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment.
London Gazetted on 27th June, 1917.
Born on 4th January, 1886 at Streatham, London.
Died on 22nd January 1946 at Wandsworth, London.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 24th April, 1917 at Villers Plouich, France, during an attack, the advance was held up in a portion of the village by two machine guns which were entrenched and strongly covered by wire entanglements. Corporal Foster who was in charge of two Lewis guns succeeded in entering the trench and engaged the enemy guns. One of the Lewis guns was lost, but a corporal rushed forward, bombed the enemy and recovered the gun. Then, getting his two guns into action, he killed the enemy gun team and captured their guns.
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