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ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
George Irving Foulis
Service Number:
167038
Regiment:
2nd Battalion Canadian Pioneers
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
April 1, 1887
Place of Birth:
Rockville, Yarmouth Co., NS
Date of Enlistment:
October 27, 1915
Place of Enlistment:
Yarmouth NS
Age at Enlistment:
28
Address at Enlistment:
Yarmouth, NS
Height: 5 feet, 10½ inches
Complexion: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Light
Martial Status:
Single
Religion:
Presbyterian
Trade:
Engineer
Next of Kin:
Augusta Foulis (Mother) RR2 Yarmouth Co., NS
Date of Death:
February 12, 1919
Cemetery:
Ripon Cemetery, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Grave Reference:
F. 332.
Listed on the Yarmouth Memorial
Commemorated on Page 533 of the First World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on November 12
George Irving Foulis was the son of Thomas and Augusta Foulis of Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
He served in England from December 14, 1915 and embarked for France on March 9, 1916. Private
Foulis was wounded on July 14, 1916 while serving in France and admitted to hospital. He recovered
and returned to active duty. He became ill in February 1919 and was again admitted to hospital in
Ripon, England suffering from influenza. He died February 12, 1919.
Sources and Information:
Library and Archives Canada
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George Irving Foulis