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Chief Boatswain Henry William Foster, R.N. (30 October, 1869 – 13 August, 1931) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Foster was promoted to the rank of Boatswain on 1 February, 1902.

Foster was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 45 on 24 February, 1902.[1]

Foster was promoted to the rank of Chief Boatswain on 19 April, 1918.

Pensioned at his own request on 12 May, 1913.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Douglas A. Oliver
Captain of H.M. T.B. 045
24 Feb, 1912[2] – May, 1913
Succeeded by
Samuel Baker

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 401a.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1913). p. 401a. Consistently misprinted in successive Navy Lists as 1902.