Saxon Wilfred Branson FOSTER

Regimental number10/526
Date of birth20 April 1890
Place of birthChatham Islands
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSoldier
Address30 Fergusson Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.4
Height5' 11.75"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMrs Constance Foster, 92 Queen's Drive, Maranui, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in the Wanganui Highland Rifles; transferred to the New Zealand Permanent Staff.
Enlistment date2 September 1914
Rank on embarkationSergeant Major
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankActing Regimental Sergeant Major
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateReturned to New Zealand 17 June 1916
Discharge date2 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Corinthic', 17 June 1916; discharged (medically unfit on account of illness: dysentery), 2 November 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death21 May 1962 Wellington
Age at death72
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18057523