[1] Foster was 31 years old, and a corporal in the 13th East Surreys, when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 24 April 1917 at Villers-Plouich, Nord, France,[2] during an attack, the advance was held up in a portion of the village by two machine-guns which were entrenched and strongly covered by wire entanglements.

[4] Foster was discharged from the Army in October 1918 and returned to work with Wandsworth Council.

The council, in recognition of his gallant record, promoted him to Dusting Inspector in which capacity he continued to work for twenty-six years.

[1] His VC is now on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London.