list, as Wing Commander Honours and awards Mons Star, Yeoman of Signals 1914/15 Distinguished Service Medal - 15 September 1916 The following awards have been approved in connection with the recommendations of the Commander-in-Chief for services rendered by Petty Officers and men of the Grand Fleet in the action in the North Sea on the 31st May - 1 June 1916 - To receive the Distinguished Service Medal, Yeoman of Signals Frank William Foster, O.N 226416 (now Acting Signal Boatswain) Distinguished Flying Cross - 22 December 1918 "Pilot Officer Frank William Foster DSM (North Russia) In recognition of distinguished services rendered during the War and since the close of hostilities." General Service Medal, 2nd/Lt RAF 1918 Victory Service Medal, 2nd/Lt RAF 1918 India General Service Medal & Bar, F/O RAF 1930/31 (North West Frontier) Silver Jubilee Medal, 1935 Coronation Medal, 1937 War Medal & Mentioned in Despatches clasp, 1939/45 Defence Medal, 1945 References External links Naval communications history — Royal Naval Communications Association, Communications History - The First Signal Schools Derby House, Liverpool — Liverpool and the Battle of the Atlantic and Western Approaches - History (BBC Liverpool, Local History) Large naval history sites — Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk and MaritimeQuest Fleet Air Arm Archive — Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Archive Welcome Page on British Naval Aviation 1887 births 1963 deaths Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United Kingdom) Royal Navy personnel of World War I Royal Air Force personnel of World War I Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Royal Navy sailors Royal Air Force officers