| Regimental number | 23/1047 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hawera |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Law clerk |
| Address | PO Box 20, Stratford |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.1 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 165 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward Foden, Wilson Street, Hawera |
| Previous military service | Served in Royal Army Medical Corps, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Stratford |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 12th (Nelson) Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Grace Eliza Foden, Wilson Street, Hawera, Taranaki |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 6/3218 Edward Genders FODEN; 10/2827 Frederick Charles FODEN; 22738 Norman Arthur FODEN |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 15 November 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Found guilty, 3 May 1916, of being absent from parade, overstaying leave: deprived of 1 day's pay, and forfeited 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant. Appointed Acting Corporal, 5 October 1916. Detached to Divisional Grenade School, 27 October 1916; rejoined Bn, 9 November 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal,5 December 1916. Detached to Divisional School, 4 January 1917. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 19 January 1917 (scabies); transferred to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 17 March 1917; discharged to unit, 2 April 1917; rejoined unit, 6 April 1917. Relinquished appointment of Temporary Corporal, 11 March 1917. Nominated for NZEF Commission, 13 April 1917. Detached to England, 19 April 1917. Promoted 2nd Lt, 24 May 1917. Posted to 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 30 June 1917. Rejoined unit, 23 July 1917. Detached to Brigade School, 28 July 1917; rejoined unit, 11 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 138 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/1st NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21003808 |