| Regimental number | 9/1168 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Cromwell |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Tarras, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Foster, Lowburn Ferry, Cromwell, Otago |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Driver |
| Final unit | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No 195), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Christina and the late Edward Foster, Lowburn Ferry, Otago |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 8/137 Pte Robert FOSTER, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 4 August 1915; 9/698 Trooper William FOSTER, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, died of disease, 16 November 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Posted to Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, Mudros, 3 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 25 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 4th Brigade Ammunition Column, 11 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 April 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 6 December 1916, and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 8 December 1916 (lobar pneumonia). Died of disease, 16 December 1916 (broncho-pneumonia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Sixth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |