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FERRYHILL

Foster, M.J., Pte., 1944

Photo: Dorothy Hall

In Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands, is the Commonwealth War Grave of 14696554 Private Middleton Jones Foster serving with the 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry who died 04/10/1944.

Always Thoughtful Loving and Kind Beautiful Memories Left Behind

Son of Fred and Elizabeth Foster, of Broom, Co. Durham.

In Duncombe Cemetery Ferryhill is a family headstone which reads:-

In loving memory of
my dear husband
Fred Foster
who died 2nd Nov. 1946
aged 50 years

Also son of the above
L/Cpl. Middleton J. Foster 9th D.L.I.
who died of wounds 4th October 1944
aged 19 years

Middleton Jones Foster is remembered at Ferryhill on F38.05 as Forster, F38.07 as Foster and F38.11 as Forster

He is also remembered in The DLI Book of Remembrance page 77


The CWGC entry for Private Foster

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk