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Revision as of 14:20, 24 August 2016

Lieutenant-Commander William John Foster (18 February, 1884 – 26 December, 1915) was a torpedo boat and submarine officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Foster was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1905 and appointed in command of the torpedo boats T.B. 26 and T.B. 55.[1][2]

In July of 1909, Foster's C 16 collided with a lighter and he was asked to be more careful in future.

Foster was appointed in command of the submarine C 13 on 14 November, 1912.[3]

His promotion to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander was dated 30 September, 1913.[4]

Great War

On 2 September, 1914, he was appointed in command of the submarine D 8.[5]

Foster was killed when his command, the submarine E 6 was mined and lost on 26 December, 1915[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Guy D. Fanshawe 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 26
30 Sep, 1905[7] – 18 Nov, 1905 		Succeeded by
Henry W. A. Adams
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. C 16
7 Aug, 1908[8] – 5 Jan, 1911 		Succeeded by
Reginald B. Darke
Preceded by
Hubert Vaughan-Jones 		Captain of H.M.S. C 13
14 Nov, 1912[9] – 2 Sep, 1914 		Succeeded by
Hubert Vaughan-Jones
Preceded by
Theodore S. Brodie 		Captain of H.M.S. D 8
2 Sep, 1914[10] – 4 Feb, 1915 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins
Preceded by
Cecil P. Talbot 		Captain of H.M.S. E 6
4 Feb, 1915 – 26 Dec, 1915[11] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Destroyed

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 10 October, 1905. Issue 37834, col B, p. 7.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 10 October, 1905. Issue 37834, col A, p. 7.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 286.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 188.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  6. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 163.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 10 October, 1905. Issue 37834, col B, p. 7.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 286.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 286.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  11. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 163.

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