Bombardier

Eric Charles Foster

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mary Foster, of "Holmeside," Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England, and the late Thomas Foster. Native of Woolton, Liverpool, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/2096
Name:
Eric Charles Foster
Rank: 
Bombardier
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. Foster (mother), 9 Woolton Street, Liverpool, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Station hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 2 Brigade, 2 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
18 September 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. A. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Eric Charles Foster
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