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William Gore Foster

In memory of:

Lieutenant William Gore Foster

November 18, 1916

Military Service


Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)

Division:

44th Bn.

Additional Information


Son of Judge W. R. and Frances M. Foster, of Nova Scotia; husband of Christina Foster (nee Allen), of Dartmouth, Halifax Co. Barrister. Member of the law firm, Foster-Foster, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 87 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

III. G. 23.

Location:

Miraumont is a village about 14.5 kilometres north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 kilometres south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of
Wilf Schofield, England
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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