Foster,+Sam

Sam Foster

Sam survived the war.

He enlisted on the same day as Fred Wharf (56478) and Harry Bolton (56467 ). All were members of the local St. Johns Ambulance and all served together in the Royal Army Medical Corps.for at least a year- during their training at York and in Malta Hospitals.

Sam was born in 1887 in Denholme but moved to Oxenhope in childhood. His parents were James (born 1853 ) and Elizabeth Foster. His brother Willie was killed and brother Harold also served but survived.

Sam served as Private 36469 (this number is according to his medal card listing but is more likely 56469 as the other two he enlisted with have numbers beginning with 5 ). On his discharge in 1919 he returned to work in an Oxenhope mill. He married Ethel Whitaker in 1919 and they had at least one child - Alan, born in 1921.