COSTER, Alfred Cyril Clifford
(Service number 52582)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 16/03/1892 | Place of Birth | Wyndham |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | A Coster (father), Kingsdown,Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 28th Reinformcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company | ||
| Date | 14 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT89 Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 March 1918 | Age | 27 |
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| Place of Death | Somme,France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | EustonRoad Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Kingsdown Hall War Memorial plaque | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Alfred and Catherine Coster, 39 The Rigi, Kelburn Wellington (previously lived at Kingsdown)
Sources
Cenotaph [20 October 2014]
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