Andrew Struthers Foster
Rank: Private
Service No: S/6930
Date of Death: 1/4/1916
Theatre of Death: F&F
Age: 28
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders (1st Bn.)
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Additional information: Son of Mr W J Foster, 146 Holland Street, Glasgow.
Soldier’s Effects information:Sister Marguerite P, executor.
1901 census information:
Address: 12 Colquhoun Street, Cathcart.
Father: William J (42) varnish colour merchant, born about 1859 in Ireland.
Mother: Jeannie (39) born about 1862 in Glasgow.
Brother: William (15) mercantile clerk, born about 1886 in Glasgow.
Self: Andrew (13) born about 1888 in Glasgow.
Brother: Claud (11) born about 1890 in Glasgow.
Sister: Marguerite P (7) born about 1894 in Glasgow.
Sister: Annora (4) born about 1897 in Glasgow.
1911 Census information:
The family are living in Rutherglen. The family comprises William J 52, Jeanie 49, William 25, Andrew S 23, Claud 21, Margaret P and Annora 14.
Commemorated on the memorial in East Parish Church, Rutherglen.