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The map above shows where Capt Foster served with the 54th Battalion. These sites are close to areas where many Canadian Soldiers fought and fell. See his grave
The map below shows actions of 54th Bn just after Bourlon Wood

This picture is the original site where the 54th Bn ran into trouble on 30 Sep 1918. We believe it to be just east of the D140/N43 intersection on the Cambrai Douai road shown on the map above.( Photo of trench courtesy of the University of New Brunswick Archives) The pictures below are via Marco Hoveling, who visited the site where the 54th ran into trouble on the 30th of September 1918.
D140 Road looking East	D140 Road looking NE with Cars on road	D140 looking North		D140 looking South to Sailly les Cambrai	D140 meets N43 - note the trees

Garland Foster's Wife Annie who married a returned 54th Bn Officer. She had to wait a while as it is believed the officer had been shell shocked and killed a girl in Trail BC. She campaigned for his release from prison and the death penalty.

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