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Lieutenant John Foster

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Foster, John
Date of birth: 1882-08-06
Place of birth: Larne County Antrim Ireland
Next of kin: Mr James Foster; 131 Victoria Ave., Niagara Falls, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Rancher
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant (Army).
  2. Lieutenant (Army). 1915-05-25 ?
  3. Private (Army).
  4. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Vimy. Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 297155
LAC ID: 401820
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3232-S004
Uploader's Notes:

Son of James and Mima Foster, of 1211, Third St., Niagara Falls, Ontario. Born at Larne, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Next of Kin: James Foster.

Prior military - 21st Alberta Hussars

Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Not Specified Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Infantry Not Specified Army Lieutenant Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Lieutenant Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-10-26