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Samuel James Beart FOSS

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Date of birth11 April 1882
Date of death24 September 1916
Mothers nameMary Poole (née Ker)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of birth4th ¼ 1850
Mothers place of birthRegistered Tewkesbury, Gloucester, England
Mothers date of death1919
Fathers date of birthabt 1851
Fathers nameSamuel Foss
Fathers place of birthSalisbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents date of marriage3rd ¼ 1870
Parents place of marriageRegistered Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Fathers date of death1908
SiblingsReginald John (b abt 1875), Edith Ethel (1881)
Cause of deathDied of wounds
Buried whereDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. III.C.22
Last known residenceLevin
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthCamberwell, London, England
OccupationSchool Teacher, Levin School
Place of deathFrance
Date of arrival overseasMay 1915
Theatres of warEgyptian 1914-15-15, Egyptian EF 1916, Balkan 1915, Western European 1916
SurnameFOSS
War memorialLevin, Weraroa Peace Gates
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesSamuel James Beart
WarsWW1
Service number10/338
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted15 August 1914
Final rankPrivate, promoted to Second Lieutenant
Regiment or serviceEmbarkation Unit - Main Body Wellington Infantry Bn. Unit last-2nd Bn Auckland Infantry Regt NZEF
Embarkation date12 April 1915
User reference2.100

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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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