Private

Alfred Melvin Foster

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William James and Hannah Foster, of Co. Armagh, Ireland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/3258
Name:
Alfred Melvin Foster
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
W.J. Foster (father), Ballance, Pahiatua, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Eltham, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
10 June 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
23
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 Reference: 
III. A. 24.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Alfred Melvin Foster
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