Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Joseph and Emma Foster of 25, Curzon Street, Ibstock, Leics., and the husband of Millie Foster. The War Diary for today records. About midnight (22nd) we moved off and took up position in GREEN LINE on the eastern edge of EPINETTE WOOD, which was held until about 10.00am. Position was then taken up south of NURLU ROAD. Orders to withdraw to MOISLAINES-MIDINETTE LINE, from here position was eventually taken up on high ground between HAUT-ALLAINES and CLERY where we remained until morning.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Coalville Times article - Friday April 26th, 1918

LOCAL CASUALTIES

Pte. R. Foster, of Ibstock, has been killed in action during the recent fighting on the Western Front. He leaves a wife and three children.

THANKS

Mrs Foster, Orchard Street, Ibstock, wishes to thank her many friends for kind expressions of sympathy and kindness to her in her sad bereavement through the death of her husband in France.

Coalville Times article - Friday March 19th, 1920

IN MEMORIAM

Foster – In ever loving memory of my dear husband, Richard Philip Foster, 6th Leicestershire Regiment, who fell in France, March 23rd, 1918.

“To-day recalls sad memories”

From his loving Wife and Children

Research undertaken and submitted by Andy Murby 11/2/2018