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Arthur John Foster

In memory of:

Private Arthur John Foster

February 18, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

772351

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

August 29, 1898
London, England

Enlistment:

December 9, 1915
Stratford, Ontario

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. Stating he was a farmer and single. It is quite possible that he is one of 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.

Commemorated on Page 409 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AIX-NOULETTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. A. 5.

Location:

Aix-Noulette is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, about 13 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. From Arras take the D937 towards Bethune. At Aix-Noulette, turn right at the church. The AIX-NOULETTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION are a few hundred metres on the left side of the road to Bully-Grenay.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Honour roll– British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll

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    Honour roll – British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll
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  • Monument– Arthur Foster British home child

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    Monument – Arthur Foster British home child
  • Merrickville Remembers– This project was sponsored jointly by the Canadian Legion Branch 245 and the Merrickville District Community Health Centre. Serving on the Committee were Jack Jessop, Past President of Legion Branch 245; Joyce McKay, who lost a brother in the Second World War; Peter McKenna, Executive Director of Merrickville and District Community Health Centre; and Jack Wilcox, who upon discharge from the Canadian Army in 1945, prepared the Sydney Academy Memorial Booklet honouring the students of the Academy who gave their lives in the Second World War.

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    Merrickville Remembers
    Merrickville Remembers – This project was sponsored jointly by the Canadian Legion Branch 245 and the Merrickville District Community Health Centre. Serving on the Committee were Jack Jessop, Past President of Legion Branch 245; Joyce McKay, who lost a brother in the Second World War; Peter McKenna, Executive Director of Merrickville and District Community Health Centre; and Jack Wilcox, who upon discharge from the Canadian Army in 1945, prepared the Sydney Academy Memorial Booklet honouring the students of the Academy who gave their lives in the Second World War.
  • Memorial Page– Arthur John Foster is honoured on page 14 of the Merrickville Remembers booklet, published in January 2003.

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    Memorial Page
    Memorial Page – Arthur John Foster is honoured on page 14 of the Merrickville Remembers booklet, published in January 2003.

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