Notes for: Alexander FOSKETT

Notes for: Alexander FOSKETT

Born at 12 Brownlow St, Haggerston, Shoreditch.
Living in parental home in Shoreditch in 1891..
In 1901 living in Edmonton with parents and siblings.
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Militia Attestations Index 1886-1910
Alexander FOSKETT 5th Battalion Haggerston, Middlesex Middlesex England Middlesex Regiment (57th Foot) WO96/930 80
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Soldiers Service Documents 1883-1913(WO97/4804)
Alexander Foskett
No 7777 Middlesex Regt
Born Hagerston, Ldn,Mdx; Enlisted Hounslow 21 Mar 1902, age 18.
Occupation: Labourer
Height 5ft 5.75, Weight 117lb, Chest 33.5/35.
Complexion Fresh; Eyes Brown; Hair Black.
Church of England
Small mole top of right shoulder.
Posted 17 Apr 1902. Discharged 30 Jun 1902 under para:1805. Served 158 days.
NOK: Father: Frederick Foskett; Mother Sarah Foskett; 28 Beaconsfield Rd.Edmonton. Two brothers Frederick, Alfred.
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He remained in England after the rest of the family emigrated to Canada.