Second Lieutenant

John Grierson Foster

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Reginald and Lucy Foster, of Christchurch. Native of Amberley, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

The Cathedral Grammar School records (the school he went to) show that John Grierson Foster was born on the 8th of January 1883. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11151
Name:
John Grierson Foster
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
08 January 1883
Place of Birth:
Canterbury, Amberley,
Next of Kin: 
Trevor H Foster (brother), Riccarton Station Road, Riccarton, Christchurch
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Accountant
Employer:
New Zealand Loan Company, Oamaru
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
02 October 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 May 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 51
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
John Grierson Foster
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