Alfred Wells Foster

Lance Corporal

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Rosetta Amelia Campion (formerly Foster), and stepson of Joseph Campion, of 67, North Parade, Richmond, Christchurch. Native of Lyttelton.

References:

CWGC

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NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number:

613320

Name:

Alfred Wells Foster

Rank:

Lance Corporal

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mrs Campion (mother), 62 Lawrence Street, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Cust, Canterbury, New Zealand

Armed Force:

Army

Unit:

NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

12 October 1917

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

8th Reinforcements

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

13 November 1915

Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36

Vessel:

Willochra or Tofua

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Tyne Cot Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

N.Z. Apse, Panel 2.

Cemetery Location:

Belgium