Honorary Colonel W.W. Foster DSO VD
Promotions and Appointments
William Wasbrough Foster DSO VD appointed Honorary Colonel. Colonel Foster was a former member of the 2nd Battalion Canadian Garrison Artillery. He was born in Bristol, England on 1 October 1876 and immigrated to Canada in 1894. In a 1913 by-election, Foster was elected Conservative member for The Islands in the British Columbia legislature. In November 1914, he joined the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles. After distinguishing himself at the Somme and Vimy Ridge, he was promoted to command the 52nd Battalion in August 1917. Aside from a temporary post to command the 9th Infantry Brigade in September 1918, Foster remained with the 52nd until the end of the war. He received two DSO Bars, was twice wounded and was five times mentioned in dispatches. He was a member of the Vancouver City Police.
William Wasbrough Foster DSO VD appointed Honorary Colonel. Colonel Foster was a former member of the 2nd Battalion Canadian Garrison Artillery. He was born in Bristol, England on 1 October 1876 and immigrated to Canada in 1894. In a 1913 by-election, Foster was elected Conservative member for The Islands in the British Columbia legislature. In November 1914, he joined the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles. After distinguishing himself at the Somme and Vimy Ridge, he was promoted to command the 52nd Battalion in August 1917. Aside from a temporary post to command the 9th Infantry Brigade in September 1918, Foster remained with the 52nd until the end of the war. He received two DSO Bars, was twice wounded and was five times mentioned in dispatches. He was a member of the Vancouver City Police.
