Private

Alfred John Foster

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James Frederick and Emmeline Matilda Foster, of 2, Wi Pere St., Gisborne. Native of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/2607
Name:
Alfred John Foster
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J.F. Foster (father), 2 Wi Pere Street, Gisborne, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Gisborne, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion, 9 (Hawkes Bay) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
17 September 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Alfred John Foster
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