Identity
Title
Forenames
Athol AWMM
Surname
Foster AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Service number
- NZ40967 AWMM
- WWII 40967 AWMM
Gender
Iwi
Hapū
Waka
Rohe
Religion
Civilian life
Birth
Date of birth
Place of birth
Birth notes
Address before enlistment
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
Mrs H.P.R. Foster (mother), 5 Westbourne Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Relationship status
Service
Capture details
Days interned
Liberation date
Liberation Repatriation
POW liberation details
POW serial number
Biographical information
Athol Foster was the son of Harry Percy Rae Foster and Janet Grierson Foster, of Remuera, Auckland.
Attended King's College 1929-33, where he was a member of Parnell House.
A reporter with the New Zealand Herald and also the Straits Times before the war.
Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM
Death
Death
Date of death
Age at death
Place of death
Cause of death
Death notes
Cemetery
Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Block E, Row 39, Grave 18. AWMM
Cemetery name
Grave reference
Obituary
Memorial name
Memorial reference
Roll of Honour
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Processing
Sources
External links
Documents
The Evening Post AWMM
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