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FOSTER, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 72 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 December 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Helensburgh, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Driver |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 72, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 16 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Railway Unit (AIF) | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement 72, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked 72, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 21 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 72, Railway Unit (AIF), Discharge at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Sarah Foster of Helensburgh, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 22 September 1919 on board HT Port Sydney disembarking on the 12 November 1919 at the 3rd Military District for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal