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Harry
Wickwire
Foster
CBE, DSO
Born in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Brother of
Gilbert Lafayette Foster Jr
Husband of
Margaret Ruth Muir
— married
7 Sep 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Husband of
Mona Louise Parsons
— married
1959 [location unknown]
Father of
James Anthony Foster
Died
at age 62
in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Biography
Harry Foster CBE, DSO is Notable.
Canadian Army General. He commanded two Canadian army divisions during World War II, serving in in both the Pacific and European Theatres.
Sources
- Albert[Gilbert] Foster, Age 40, Susie[Janie] Foster, Age 33, Jessie Befal, Age 33, Harry Foster, Age 9, Gilbert Foster, Age 6, at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1911 Census of Canada
- Gilbert Foster, Age 56, Janie Foster, Age 46, Harry Foster, Age 19, Gilbert Foster, Age 16, at Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, in 1921 Census of Canada:
- Harry Wickwire Foster death at Halifax, Halifax County in 1964; Death Registration: Year: 1964 number: 4584: https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=450598
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124565938/harry-wickwire-foster : accessed 13 December 2021), memorial page for Gen Harry Wickwire Foster (2 Apr 1902–16 Aug 1964), Find A Grave: Memorial #124565938, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Find a Grave .
- Harry Wickwire Foster, Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Wickwire_Foster
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Categories: Commanders of the Order of the British Empire | Distinguished Service Order | Officers of the Legion of Merit | Officiers de la Légion d'honneur | Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 avec Palme de Bronze (France) | Princess Louise Dragoon Guards | Highland Light Infantry of Canada | 4th Canadian Armoured Division, Canadian Army, World War II | 1st Canadian Infantry Division, Canadian Army, World War II | Oak Grove Cemetery, Kentville, Nova Scotia | Canada, Notables | Notables