edwin foster

[mack]

29173 Edwin foster
23rd battalion
40 newman st,ashton
wife ethel
boiler coverer
taken prisoner 22-10-17
repatriated 3-1-19
died in ashton hospital from chronic nephritis 18-6-1920
aged 34
buried dukinfield cemetery.grave 1751
his wife was still trying to get a memorial scroll for him in 1921,she stated that he died of illness caused by his war service

[Tim Bell]

PRCs say cause of death as Chronic Nephritis & Dilation of Heart. No comment on agg or att.
Ethel received a Pension on Appeal and claimed in a letter that the condition was aggravated. 40 Newman St, Ashton.

[Tim Bell]

Edwin Foster's case is still challenging.  He spent time in the trenches until he was captured and held as POW for almost 2 years. He died from Nephrites.  This is almost certainly a disease Edwin contracted in service, but we have no proof.  The success of the his Widow's pension appeal supports the case, but this isn't enough.