| Regimental number | 9/698 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Tarras, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 6' 0.5" |
| Weight | 173 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Foster, Lowburn Ferry, Cromwell, Otago |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 2nd Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed on board three ships: HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 14 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot D, Row V, Grave No 5), Malta |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Christina Foster, Lowburn Ferry, Cromwell, Central Otago, and the late Edward Foster |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 9/1168 Driver Henry FOSTER, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, New Zealand Field Artillery, died of disease, 16 December 1916; 8/137 Pte Robert FOSTER, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 4 August 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, 13 August 1915 (pleurisy); transferred to Base Hospital, Anzac, 13 August 1915; transferred by HS 'Salta' to Malta, and admitted to hospital, 17 August 1915 ('seriously ill': debility); listed as 'dangerously ill' (debility and pleurisy), 12 October 1915. Died of interior bronchial pneumonia, 16 November 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Second |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |