They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

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Details for Alfred John Foster

Warrant Number:	24739
Surname:	Foster
Forenames:	Alfred John
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	22
Type:	Memorial
Date of Birth:	03 December 1893 (Sunday)
Date of Death:	17 September 1916 (Sunday)
Date of Burial:	Unknown
Cemetery:	Taruheru
Block:	4
Plot #:	62
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	In loving memory of JAMES FREDERICK FOSTER, died 7 September 1932 aged 82 years; and his wife, EMMELINE MATILDA, died 4 September 1950 aged 93 years; also their son, ALFRED JOHN FOSTER 10/2607, killed in Somme Battle, September 1916. At rest. In loving memory of ALICE FARAM, their daughter, cremated at Wellington, 18 April 1953.

The following interments are also in this plot

Surname	Forenames	Type	Age Group	Age	Date of Death	Date of Burial
Foster	James Frederick	Burial	Adult	82	07/09/1932	09/09/1932
Foster	Emmeline Matilda	Burial	Adult	93	Unknown	05/09/1950