| Regimental number | 8/137 |
| Address | Lowburn Ferry |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Christina Foster, Lowburn Ferry, Cromwell, Otago |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 4), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Christina and the late Edward Foster, Lowburn Ferry, Otago |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 9/1168 Driver Henry FOSTER, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, New Zealand Field Artillery, died of disease, 16 December 1916; 9/698 Trooper William FOSTER, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, died of disease, 16 November 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |