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William George Foster, GC, MC, DCM (12 December 1880 – 13 September 1942) was a British Home Guard officer who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 13 September 1942 when his prompt actions saved his comrades after a grenade accident during training in Ashley Hill, Clarendon Park near Salisbury in Wiltshire. In protecting his comrades from death or severe injury his own life was lost.

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rdfs:label	ويليام فوستر (ضابط) (ar) William Foster (British Army officer) (en)
rdfs:comment	ويليام فوستر (بالإنجليزية: William Foster)‏ هو ضابط جنوب أفريقي، ولد في 12 ديسمبر 1881، وتوفي في 13 سبتمبر 1942 في Clarendon Park ‏ في المملكة المتحدة. (ar) William George Foster, GC, MC, DCM (12 December 1880 – 13 September 1942) was a British Home Guard officer who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 13 September 1942 when his prompt actions saved his comrades after a grenade accident during training in Ashley Hill, Clarendon Park near Salisbury in Wiltshire. In protecting his comrades from death or severe injury his own life was lost. (en)
foaf:name	William Foster (en)
name	William Foster (en)
death place	Clarendon Park, Wiltshire
birth place	At sea (en)
dcterms:subject	Recipients of the Military Cross People born at sea 1880 births 1942 deaths British Army personnel of World War I British Army personnel of the Second Boer War British Home Guard officers Royal Fusiliers officers British military personnel killed in World War II Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal Royal Fusiliers soldiers Deaths by hand grenade British recipients of the George Cross
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Captain (British Army and Royal Marines) Royal Fusiliers Recipients of the Military Cross Home Guard (United Kingdom) Lieutenant Mentioned in despatches Salisbury George Cross People born at sea Mons Ypres 1880 births 1942 deaths British Army personnel of World War I British Army personnel of the Second Boer War British Home Guard officers Royal Fusiliers officers British Army British military personnel killed in World War II Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal Wiltshire Distinguished Conduct Medal London Gazette Royal Fusiliers soldiers First World War Deaths by hand grenade British recipients of the George Cross Clarendon Park, Wiltshire Second Boer War Second World War Military Cross Imperial Light Horse Mentioned in Despatches
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	https://web.archive.org/web/20080531175354/http:/www.gc-database.co.uk/recipients/FosterWG.htm
sameAs	William Foster (British Army officer) William Foster (British Army officer) William Foster (British Army officer)
serviceyears	1900 (xsd:integer) 1940 (xsd:integer)
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allegiance	United Kingdom (en)
awards	George Cross Distinguished Conduct Medal Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches
battles	First World War Second Boer War Second World War
birth date	1880-12-12 (xsd:date)
branch	British Army
death date	1942-09-13 (xsd:date)
rank	Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
has abstract	ويليام فوستر (بالإنجليزية: William Foster)‏ هو ضابط جنوب أفريقي، ولد في 12 ديسمبر 1881، وتوفي في 13 سبتمبر 1942 في Clarendon Park ‏ في المملكة المتحدة. (ar) William George Foster, GC, MC, DCM (12 December 1880 – 13 September 1942) was a British Home Guard officer who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 13 September 1942 when his prompt actions saved his comrades after a grenade accident during training in Ashley Hill, Clarendon Park near Salisbury in Wiltshire. In protecting his comrades from death or severe injury his own life was lost. He was born at sea on 12 December 1880 and served in the Boer War with the Royal Fusiliers and the Imperial Light Horse, returning to Britain after being seriously wounded. He was medically discharged in 1902, but rejoined the army during the First World War. He served with the 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers and fought at Mons and Ypres, being mentioned in despatches three times. He won the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1915 and the Military Cross in 1916 while serving with the 3rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He was commissioned in 1916 and retired in 1920 as a captain. In the Second World War he joined the 7th Wiltshire (Salisbury) Battalion of the Home Guard as a lieutenant. Notice of his citation was published in the London Gazette of 27 November 1942. (en)
allegiance	United Kingdom
service end year	1920-01-01 (xsd:gYear)

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