Private Robert Wellington Foster
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Foster,
Robert Wellington
Date of birth: 1897-03-18
Place of birth: Wiarton Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Christina Foster, mother. Walters Falls, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Walters Falls, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-04-22
Cause of death:
Missing, presumed killed
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 838506
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1917-03-06 to 1918-04-22
- Private (Army). 1917-01-01 to 1917-03-06
- Private (Army). 1916-01-06 to 1917-01-01
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Gassed September 9, 1917, Missing at Loos
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1568055
LAC ID:
401925
Service file: B3234-S054
Uploader's Notes: Son of William James Foster and Christina Esther 'Tina' Foster (nee Caudle); older brother of William Earl Foster (Service No. 838943)
Uploader's Research notes: 147th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 147th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 4th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-10-11