Source: Per record of promotion for Maltby, Herbert Stanley: Service no. 775526.
Family Search: Private Edward Harold Foster was born on 1 December 1886, in Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom as the son of John James Foster and Sarah Brumey. He married Lillian Violet Priscilla Cox on 9 August 1915, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Quebec City, Quebec, Canada in 1910 and lived in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada for about 7 years. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as butcher in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. He died on 4 December 1972, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 86, and was buried in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Possible companion to Private Charles Hines, who lost both legs due to enemy action.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 