Brigadier Harry Wickwire Foster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brigadier_Harry_Wickwire_Foster
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Officer_of_the_Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Companion_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre_1939–1945_(France)
gptkbp:birthDate 1902-04-02
gptkbp:birthPlace Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:7th_Canadian_Infantry_Brigade
gptkb:4th_Canadian_Armoured_Division
1st Canadian Infantry Brigade
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1964-08-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chester,_Nova_Scotia,_Canada
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College_of_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier Harry Wickwire Foster
gptkbp:militaryRank Brigadier
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notableFor liberation of the Netherlands
commanding Canadian forces in the Battle of the Scheldt
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:spouse Gwendoline Lennox
Gwendoline Marjorie Foster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:7th_Canadian_Infantry_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7