Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Charles Fawscutt (Foskett/Forkett), born in the October quarter of 1843 in Harrold, Bedfordshire and baptised on the 6th January 1848 in Harrold (son of John Forkett, 1803 and Lydia Bailey, 1811) and his wife Mary Ann Foskett (nee Summers, married in the October quarter of 1877 in the Brixworth, Northamptonshire district), born in the January quarter of 1854 in Slapton, Northamptonshire and baptised on the 24th December 1854 in the Church of St. James the Great, Slapton (daughter of Alfred Summers, 1823 and Rebecca Blunt, 1826-1855). Christopher Richard Oliver was born in the April quarter of 1899 in Theddingworth.
Christopher’s father died aged 54 years in the July quarter of 1899 in Theddingworth.
In March 1901 Christopher was residing in the family home at Ivy Lodge, Theddingworth, Leicestershire, together with his widowed mother and siblings, Walter Henry, a railway platelayer, born on the 17th July 1881, Albert Thomas, a groom, born in the April quarter of 1883, William Ernest, an agricultural labourer, born on the 21st July 1887, Georgina Frances, born in the July quarter of 1889, Charles Edgar, born on the 31st December 1893 and Arthur Frederick, born in the April quarter of 1896, all his siblings were born in Theddingworth.
In April 1911 Christopher was a schoolboy and was residing in the family home at Theddingworth, together with his widowed mother and siblings, Charles, a farm labourer and Arthur a farm labourer.
FAMILY NOTES: Christopher also had an older sibling, John Edward, born on the 13th June 1879 in Theddingworth.
Christopher’s older brother Arthur, was killed in action on the 23rd April 1917.
Christopher’s army service enlistment documents do not survive, therefore the currently available information pertaining to his military service has been obtained from the following sources: - 1921 HMSO Publication, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914 - 1919, WW1 Service Medal and Award Rolls, Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Registers.
Enlisted/Attested in Market Harborough, Leicestershire into the Regular Army. Date not known.
Joined. At place and date not known.
Posted. To 9th Training Reserve Bn. Pte. Date not known.
Allotted the Regimental Service number 94430.
Transferred. To Lincolnshire Regt. Pte. Date not known.
Allotted the Regimental Service number 44808.
First entered the theatre of war in France after the 31st December 1915.
Posted. To 7th (Service) Bn. Lincolnshire Regt. Pte. Date not known.
Wounded in action. In the Field. Date not known.
Died of wounds. 27/3/18.
Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Headstone inscription. “Faith, Hope, Charity.”
Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
In the event of his death, Christopher nominated his widowed mother Mary Ann Foskett, as his sole legatee.
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