Russell George FOSKETT, OBE DFC MiD

1917 - 1944  (27 years)

• Name	Russell George FOSKETT
  Suffix	OBE DFC MiD
  Birth	7 May 1917	Roseville, New South Wales, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Oct 1944	Age: 27, Aegean Sea   [1]
  Burial	Russell Foskett's name is inscribed on a memorial to the defenders of Malta at Valetta Harbour, Malta., At sea   [1, 2]
  		RAF War Memorial Malta The Malta Memorial is a commemorative war memorial monument to the 2,298 Commonwealth aircrew who lost their lives in the various Second World War air battles and engagements around the Mediterranean, and who have no known grave. Russell Foskett's name is one of those inscribed.
  Person ID	I5495	Davidson-Radford

  
  

  Father	Edward George FOSKETT,   b. 1880, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia d. 1954, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dora Mabel COTTERILL,   b. 18 May 1881   d. 1964, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 Nov 1910	Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F1788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 May 1917 - Roseville, New South Wales, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  RAF War Memorial Malta The Malta Memorial is a commemorative war memorial monument to the 2,298 Commonwealth aircrew who lost their lives in the various Second World War air battles and engagements around the Mediterranean, and who have no known grave. Russell Foskett's name is one of those inscribed.

  
  

  Histories

  Russell Foskett Biographical Notes

  
  

• Notes

  See http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140218b.htm for biography

  
  

• Sources

  [S124] Ancestry.com , UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 , (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2 012; ). UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 [S126] Ancestry.com , Web: International, Find A Grave Index , (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2 013; ). [S55] NSW BDM , NSW BDM. 12634/1910 . [S69] New South Wales. Sydney. , The Sydney Morning Herald , "Family Notices," 31 Dec 1910, p. 10; digital images, \i Trove Australia\i0 ?(http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15229326 : accessed 28 Dec 2010). .