Arthur John Foster

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772351

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Wounded:

Yes

Date of death:

February 18th, 1918

Cemetery:

Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension - Pas de Calais, France - II.A.5.

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Greater London

Birth city:

London

Address at enlistment:

148 Market Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

Stratford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Farmer

Religious denominations:

Methodist

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Trenches near Loos.

BX May 4, 1918

Arthur John Foster Officially Reported Killed in Action

The official word as to Private Arthur John Foster’s death came here addressed to Mrs. Nellie Foster, R.R. No. 5. The Patriotic Fund representatives could not locate any such person, and The Expositor records show that he enlisted from 148 Market Street, he being 17, single and a farmer. It is hoped that Mrs. Foster will make herself known.

BX May 28, 1917

Arthur John Foster Wounded

Mrs. R.W. Hunt, late of 148 Market Street, and now of Brantford Township, received word today that Private Arthur John Foster, who left Brantford with the first overseas battalion of the Dufferin Rifles, was in No. 30 General Hospital, France, with a gunshot wound in the left elbow.