| Date of birth | 11 April 1882 |
| Date of death | 24 September 1916 |
| Mothers name | Mary Poole (née Ker) |
| Spouses name | Unmarried |
| Mothers date of birth | 4th ¼ 1850 |
| Mothers place of birth | Registered Tewkesbury, Gloucester, England |
| Mothers date of death | 1919 |
| Fathers date of birth | abt 1851 |
| Fathers name | Samuel Foss |
| Fathers place of birth | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Parents date of marriage | 3rd ¼ 1870 |
| Parents place of marriage | Registered Wandsworth, Greater London, England |
| Fathers date of death | 1908 |
| Siblings | Reginald John (b abt 1875), Edith Ethel (1881) |
| Cause of death | Died of wounds |
| Buried where | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. III.C.22 |
| Last known residence | Levin |
| Awards | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Place of birth | Camberwell, London, England |
| Occupation | School Teacher, Levin School |
| Place of death | France |
| Date of arrival overseas | May 1915 |
| Theatres of war | Egyptian 1914-15-15, Egyptian EF 1916, Balkan 1915, Western European 1916 |
| Surname | FOSS |
| War memorial | Levin, Weraroa Peace Gates |
| Place enlisted | Palmerston North |
| Christian names | Samuel James Beart |
| Wars | WW1 |
| Service number | 10/338 |
| Religion | C of E |
| Date enlisted | 15 August 1914 |
| Final rank | Private, promoted to Second Lieutenant |
| Regiment or service | Embarkation Unit - Main Body Wellington Infantry Bn. Unit last-2nd Bn Auckland Infantry Regt NZEF |
| Embarkation date | 12 April 1915 |
| User reference | 2.100 |
Declared Age: 32 years.
Last Employer: Wellington Education Board.
Died: aged 34 years.
NOK: Mrs Mary Foss (mother), Hukanui, NZ & Mr RJ FOSS (Brother), District High School, Eketahuna.
Height: 5'6" Weight: 9st 7lb.
Chest: 32½" - 35" Complexion: Fresh.
Eyes: Grey. Hair: Black.
Probate: Archives NZ, Wellington
Previous Military Training: South Wairarapa Mounted Rifles 9 months (prior to enlisting for Boer War).
Previously a Farmer of Clareville, Wairarapa.
Thank you to Richard West of Southwell, Notts, England for taking and sending the photos of the Headstone, Register entry and cemetery.
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