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FOSTER, William James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Officer, 2594, 66461 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 1st Division Headquarters |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 8 December 1881 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Diabetes, London, England, 15 November 1927, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tidworth Military Cemetery, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warwick War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked Captain, Headquarters Staff, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement Captain, Headquarters Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 10 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2594, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
| 15 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Brigade Major, 2nd Light Horse Brigade HQ | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2594, 4th Infantry Battalion, Embarked HMAT Runic at Sydney, NSW | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Brigade Major, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), to be General Staff Officer | |
| 2 May 1916: | Honoured Distinguished Service Medal | |
| 5 May 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 28 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Brigade Major, 6th Light Horse Regiment, post to 6th LH Regiment from Anzac Mounted Division | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Brigade Major, Anzac Mounted Division Headquarters, seconded from 6th LH Regiment | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 12 Jan 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 11 Apr 1918: | Honoured Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 66461, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
| 22 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 66461, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Boonah, Adelaide | |
| 22 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 66461, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jan 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, appointed Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel - to carry out duties of "Collator Special Histories of AIF in Egypt, relieved of duties of GS01 Australian Mounted Division". | |
| 3 Jun 1919: | Honoured Companion of the Order of the Bath | |
| 5 Jun 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 15 Jul 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, GS01 Yeomanry Mounted Division | |
| 17 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Division Headquarters, onboard Dunluce Castle for Australia | |
| 16 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Division Headquarters |
Non Warlike Service
| 17 May 1920: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, exchange duty from AMF (Staff Corps), at Camberley, England |
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Deaths Dec 1927 Foster William J 45 St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 550
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