English Māori Athol Foster Died 30 July 1941 PDF Key details Service numberNZ40967 AWMM WWII 40967 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankPilot Officer (Pilot) AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 4 Elementary Flying Training School AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait from The Weekly News; 6 August 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAthol AWMM SurnameFoster AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ40967 AWMM WWII 40967 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs H.P.R. Foster (mother), 5 Westbourne Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ40967 AWMM WWII 40967 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Reporter/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation details Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesAccidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPilot Officer (Pilot) AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 4 Elementary Flying Training School AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › 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 About death Contribute › Death30 July 1941 AWMM Age 25 AWMM Whenuapai, Auckland AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathAccidental Death AWMM Death notes CemeteryPurewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Block E, Row 39, Grave 18. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Athol Foster by laying a poppy. Arthur Raymond Foster Arthur Thomas Foster Athol Foster Atholstone Foster Barry Frank Foster Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Athol Foster Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPapers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Whenuapai Crash. Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 27, 31 July 1941, Page 11 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19410731.2.103&srpos Further Reference Three killed. Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 26, 30 July 1941, Page 8 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19410730.2.82&srpos Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2920438 Sources Used DocumentsThe Evening Post AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
