Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Photo of John Alexander Foster

Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Photo – Photo of Foster from Torontonensis, University of Toronto yearbook, 1940.

Newspaper Clipping – Source: Toronto Daily Star, December 14, 1942

Memorial – The Soldiers' Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower's base. In total, almost 1,200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers' Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.

Memorial Arch West – The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers' Tower in 1949. The name of "Lt. J.A. FOSTER C.I.C" is among the names inscribed.

Memorial Room – Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

Memorial Book – University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Edited by H. E. Brown, published by the Soldiers' Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 22 reads: "Lt John Alexander FOSTER MiD, The Royal Regt. of Canada. Trinity College, BA 1940. Killed in action at Dieppe, 19 August 1942. Buried in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, France."

Memorial Stele – This stone stele is located in the chapel at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. "AS DYING AND BEHOLD WE LIVE. TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE TWO GREAT WARS." The name of "J.A. FOSTER" is among those inscribed.

Memorial Scroll – This framed illuminated scroll, written in calligraphy, is entitled "Men and Women of Trinity College on Active Service. Met'Agona Stephanos". It hangs in the hallway outside the narthex of the chapel at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. Small symbols beside the names indicate men and women who are fallen, decorated, and prisoner of war. The list of names includes: '40 Foster, J.A. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.

Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery – The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)

Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens)