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FOSTER, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4331 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Bradford, England, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4331, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4331, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4331, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4331, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4331, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 29 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 4331, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Gunshot wound to the hip. Invalided to England on 9 December 1917 | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 4331, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Frances Elizabeth Foster nee Kingston of 585 Trafalgar Street, Kalgoolie, WA. Father of Arthur John Kingston Foster
Arthur and Frances were married in Perth, WA during 1904c
Commencd return to Australia on 19 April 1919 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking 28 May 1919
British War Medal, Victory Medal