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Barry Frank Foster

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Barry Frank AWMM
  • Surname
    Foster AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 647592 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    1 October 1925 Public - Raymond "Ray" - Other relative - 18 June 2019 - Military Personnel File, Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Auckland, New Zealand Public - Raymond "Ray" - Other relative - 18 June 2019 - Military Personnel File, Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1946-1948 AWMM 70 Roberton Rd., Avondale, Auckland AWMM
    • 70 Roberton Road, Avondale, Auckland Public - Raymond "Ray" - Other relative - 18 June 2019 - Military Personnel File, Family papers
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. F.A. Foster, 70 Roberton Rd., Avondale, Auckland (f) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1946-1948 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 647592 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1946-1948 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.43 Clicker/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.43
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.43
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    4 February 1998 Public - Raymond "Ray" - Other relative - 18 June 2019 - RSA Review, 2 April 1998 edition, page 26
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Rawene, Hokianga, New Zealand Public - Raymond "Ray" - Other relative - 18 June 2019 - RSA Review, 2 April 1998 edition, page 26
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Pakanae Cemetery, Opononi, New Zealand Public - Raymond "Ray" - Other relative - 18 June 2019 - Family visit
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • Documents
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.43 AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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18 June 2019Raymond "Ray"Hastings, New ZealandOther relative
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