Every Name a Story

J.W.W. Foster 1918
Rank : Private

South Shields

James William Wigham  Foster

Every Name a Story

In St. Stephen’s and St. Aidan’s Churchyard is a Commonwealth War Grave headstone which reads:

Buried in this churchyard

33992 Private
J.W.W. Foster
Yorkshire Regiment
25th April 1918 Age 35

At rest

He was the husband of Margaret T. Foster, of 55, Palatine Street, South Shields.

James William Wigham Foster is remembered at South Shields on S86.053

First Name: James William Wigham

Last Name: Foster

Service Number: 33992

Which War: First World War 1914-18

Died: 25/04/1918

Age: 35

Rank: Private

Regiment: Yorkshire Regiment

Served in: Army

Unit/Ship: 13th Battalion

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