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Private M F J Foster


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Private Matthew Frederick John FOSTER, 201793, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Born Hastings, Sussex, enlisted 23rd November 1915, Hastings, Sussex, age 36, height 5ft 4 inches, weight 137lbs, resided 98 High Street, Hastings, Sussex. Formerly house decorator. Wears glasses, has varicose veins, but fit for service.

Son of Frances Sarah Foster, 98 High Street, Hastings, Sussex.

Home, 23rd November 1915 to 24th December 1918.

23rd November 1915, enlisted; 24th November 1915, to Army Reserve; 24th May 1916, mobilized & posted to Chichester, Sussex; 25th May 1916, posted 4th Reserve Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 28th May 1916, posted 4/4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 7th March 1918 - 18th October 1918, No.6. Trench Mortar Battery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent;

12th November 1918, medical report on a soldier boarded prior to discharge - date & place of origin of disability, 1917, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; he states that for more than 12 months he has suffered from ????? & ???? and has been frequently unfit for duty. Defective vision has also ????

24th December1918, discharged  as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to sickness. Silver War Badge issued

Pension, 5/6 a week for 43 weeks, final. Debility, 20%, defective vision, pre enlistment, not attributable.


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