William Foster MacNeece Foster
William Foster MacNeece Foster | |
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| Birth name | William Foster MacNeece |
| Born | 21 August 1889 Mentioned in Despatches (China)Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Order of the Cloud and Banner with Special Cravat |
Early life
Born William Foster MacNeece on 21 August 1889 in Aldershot, Surrey, England, he was the eldest son of Colonel T. F. MacNeece RAMC. He was educated at Cheltenham College, a private school located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.[2] He later assumed the surname of Foster by way of royal licence in 1927.[3]
Military career
Having attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Foster was commissioned on 6 February 1909 into the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment as a second lieutenant.[4] He was promoted to lieutenant on 2 February 1912.[5] Having trained as a pilot, on 31 October 1913, he was awarded Royal Aero Club (RAeC) Aviator Certificate number 671.[1] On 28 April 1914, he was transferred to the reserve of the Royal Flying Corps.[6]
With the outbreak of the
On 16 January 1919, he joined the
Later life
After the Second World War, Foster settled in Oxford.[12] He served on the city council, and was Lord Mayor in 1966/7. He died on 28 March 1978.[2]
Personal life
Foster married Jean Bruce in 1928. Together they had two daughters.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e M B Barrass (28 August 2012). "Air Vice-Marshal W F MacN Foster". A History of RAF Organisation. Air of Authority. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "FOSTER, Air Vice-Marshal William Foster MacNeece". Who Was Who. A & C Black. December 2007.
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- ^ "No. 28221". The London Gazette. 5 February 1909. pp. 948–949.
- ^ "No. 28582". The London Gazette. 20 February 1912. p. 1261.
- ^ "No. 28831". The London Gazette. 15 May 1914. p. 3927.
- ^ "Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900–1975". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. King's College London. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "No. 29320". The London Gazette. 8 October 1915. p. 9893.
- ^ "No. 29874". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 December 1916. p. 12452.
- ^ "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1916. pp. 19–24.
- ^ "No. 31217". The London Gazette. 7 March 1919. p. 3149.
- ^ "A.V.-M. W.F. Macneece Foster". The Times. 6 April 1978. p. 18.