Private Arthur John Foster
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Foster,
Arthur John
Date of birth: 1898-08-29
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Miss Nellie Foster, Sister, c/o Annie McPherson Home, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1918-02-18
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension, II. A. 5.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 772351
Highest Rank:
Private
(1st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 125th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 258919
LAC ID:
399992
Service file: B3225-S048
Uploader's Notes:
Born on 29 August 1898 in London, England, Pte Foster was the foster son of Mrs. Ellen Hunt, of Brantford, Ontario. He listed his sister, Miss Nellie Foster, c/o Annie McPherson Home, in Stratford, Ontario as his next of kin. He enlisted 9 December 1915 at Stratford, Ontario, stating he was a farmer and single. It is quite possible that he is the Dr. Barnardo ’Home Boys’ who sailed from Liverpool, England to Quebec City, Quebec in 1909, onboard the S.S. Tunisian, along with his nine year old sister Ellen (Nellie), Destination - Stratford, Ontario. Information courtesy of Merrickville Memorial Project, May 2002.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 125th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2008-02-27