Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of William George Folster and Catherine Flora Ann Wilson of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Brother of Private Herbert Thomas Folster, regimental number H-6911, Winnipeg Grenadiers, killed in action in Hong Kong on December 19th, 1941, Frederick Miton Folster and James David Folster. The latter survived the war.
Enlisted March 28th, 1940 at Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the Winnipeg Light Infantry (MG) - NPAM - regimental number H-429024 replaced by 1280H, posted to the regular forces of this regiment on June 17th, 1941, transferred October 19th, 1941 to the 1st Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers, regimental number H-70208. He served in Manitoba, Hong Kong with C Force. He had 476 days of service, including 59 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Folster Point, located on Britton Lake, in his honor in 1995.
Digital gallery of Private Donald Hector Folster
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Newspaper Clipping
Private DONALD HECTOR FOLSTER and his brother, Private HERBERT THOMAS FOLSTER were both reported to have been Killed in Action in the Canadian Army¿s 242nd overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 8, 1943. -
Dedicatory Inscription of the Sai Wan Memorial
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians. -
Essay
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Essay
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Grave Marker
The Sai Wan Memorial is located at the entrance of Sai Wan Cemetery. 1,505 Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War are buried or commemorated at this cemetery, of which 444 of the burials are the remains of unidentified soldiers, including those of 107 Canadian soldiers, most of whom were killed or died of wounds during the defense of Hong Kong, which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. This is one such grave marker. There is a possibility that the remains of Private DONALD HECTOR FOLSTER lie beneath this grave marker, or one of the other 106 grave markers in Sai Wan Cemetery that simply read, A SOLDIER OF THE 1939-1945 WAR. A CANADIAN REGIMENT. KNOWN UNTO GOD. The unidentified soldiers are commemorated at the Sai Wan Memorial. -
Memorial
Private DONALD HECTOR FOLSTER and his brother, Private HERBERT THOMAS FOLSTER are two of 20 members of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wan Memorial. They were among the 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. They were both killed on December 19, 1941. -
Photo of Donald Folster
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War II and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me. -
Honour Roll
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Photo of DONALD HECTOR FOLSTER
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Photo of DONALD HECTOR FOLSTER
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Attestation papers
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Private Donald Hector Folster
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Private Donald Hector Folster
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Private Donald Hector Folster
Digital gallery of
Private Donald Hector Folster
Digital gallery of
Private Donald Hector Folster
Digital gallery of
Private Donald Hector Folster
Digital gallery of
Private Donald Hector Folster
Digital gallery of
Private Donald Hector Folster
Digital gallery of
Private Donald Hector Folster
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 30 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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