Mar 31, 1894

Born in Trenton, Ontario to Robert Morrison and Ada (nee Sandborne) Foster

Nov 5, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 59336 (temporary number 139)

Ø  Next of kin given as Robert Foster, father, Trenton, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Clerk

Ø  Previous military experience given as 49^th Regiment, Hastings Rifles, Canadian Militia

Ø  Religion given as Wesleyan

Ø  Posted to “B” Company

o   This was later reorganized into “A” Company

The 21^st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.

Nov 19, 1914

Appointed to the provisional rank of Sergeant

Dec 16, 1914

Admitted to the Kingston Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Influenza

Dec 17, 1914

Discharged to duty from hospital

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

Jul 1, 1915

Confirmed in the rank of Sergeant

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer

Jan 29, 1916

Appointed to the position of CQMS (Company Quartermaster Sergeant) to replace CQMS 59530 TF Jordan who had been promoted

Apr 15, 1916

Transferred to the 39^th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling, England to receive a Commission

Apr 18, 1916

Granted 7 days leave

May 6, 1916

Embarked the SS Scandinavian in Liverpool

May 16, 1916

Disembarked in Quebec City, Quebec

May 17, 1916

Discharged from the CEF in Quebec City, Quebec

Ø  Rank on discharge CQMS

Ø  Discharged to take a Commission in a new regiment in Canada

Jun 5, 1916

Signed an Officer’s Declaration into the 151^st Battalion CEF at the Sarcee Camp, Calgary, Alberta

Ø  Rank on enlistment Lieutenant

Ø  Next of kin given as Robert Foster, father, Trenton, Ontario

Ø  Present address given as Calgary, Alberta

Ø  Previous occupation given as Clerk

Ø  Previous military experience given as 3 years in the 49^th Regiment Hastings Rifles and 18 months in the 21^st Battalion CEF

Ø  Religion given as Methodist

The battalion trained at the Sarcee Camp near Calgary through the summer of 1916

Oct 3, 1916

Embarked the SS California in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Oct 13, 1916

Disembarked in Liverpool, England

Transferred to the General List of Officers and attached to the 11^th Reserve Battalion in the Tidworth Camp, St. Martin’s Plain, Wiltshire

Nov 14, 1916

Transferred to the 49^th Battalion

Nov 16, 1916

Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 49^th Battalion

Nov 19, 1916

After leaving the base depot, Lieutenant Foster joined the 49^th Battalion resting in Neuville St. Vaast, France and was posted to “D” Company

Apr 9, 1917

During the attack on Vimy Ridge, Lieutenant Foster was in charge of “C” Company’s 11 Platoon attached to the PPCLI (Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry) to act as escort for German prisoners being moved to the rear

Jul 22, 1917

Admitted to the No. 8 Canadian Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Asthenopia, an issue with his eyes that causes blurred vision and pain

He was discharged to duty the same day

Jul 30, 1917

Ordered to proceed to England

Aug 5, 1917

Lieutenant Forster left the battalion and was transferred to the ARD (Alberta Regimental Depot) in England

Aug 10, 1917

Attached to the Canadian Headquarters in London pending return to Canada

Aug 14, 1917

Embarked the SS Megantic in Liverpool

Aug 27, 1917

Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario

Aug 29, 1917

Struck Off Strength as being “Surplus”

Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Dundas St., Trenton, Ontario

Oct 31, 1917

Medical Board in Kingston, Ontario notes

Ø  Patient suffers from Neurasthenia, Fibrosis in right lung and a left Varicocele

Ø  Claims to suffer from insomnia since April of 1917

Ø  Gets 4-6 hours of interrupted sleep per night

Ø  Is fatigued in the morning

Ø  Knee jerks very active

Ø  Slight tremor of tongue

Ø  Is slightly Asthenic

Ø  Fatigues very easily

Ø  Sweating of his palms

Ø  Man is 100% disabled

Ø  Board recommends 3 months convalescence

Dec 19, 1917

Medical Board in Kingston, Ontario notes

Ø  Patient feels better than at last Board

Ø  Patient suffers from Neurasthenia, Fibrosis in right lung and a left Varicocele

Ø   Man feels fagged out in the morning

Ø  When walking fast his heart palpitates

Ø  Board recommends 6 weeks convalescence at home

Oct 9, 1918

Married to Doris Phyllis Cordelia Magee Arnett in Toronto, Ontario

In January of 1918, Lorne Foster became the Post Master in Trenton, Ontario and served in that position until 1954 when he retired

Post war Lorne Foster served with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment in Belleville, Ontario and rose to the rank of Major and served as the Regiment’s Paymaster. 

Apr 7, 1963

Lorne Douglas Foster died in Trenton, Ontario and was buried in the Mount Evergreen Cemetery in Trenton