In memory of
Private
ARTHUR JOHN
FOSTER
who died on February
18,
1918
Military Service:
Service Number:
772351
Age:
19
Force:
Army
Unit:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
1st Bn.
Additional Information:
Date of Birth:
August
29,
1898
London, England
Date of Enlistment:
December
9,
1915
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
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 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.
Cemetery:
AIX-NOULETTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais,
France
[CLICK HERE FOR CEMETERY PLAN]
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.
