Second Lieutenant

William Roy Foden

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward and Grace Eliza Foden, of Wilson St., Hawera, Taranaki. Also served in Egypt.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/1047
Name:
William Roy Foden
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Edward Foden (father), Wilson Street, Hawera, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
P.O. Box 20, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion, 12 (Nelson) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Roy Foden
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