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FORSTER, Charles Alfred Porter

Service Numbers:	3398, 3391
Enlisted:	30 April 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 19 January 1898
Home Town:	Maffra, Wellington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dental Mechanic
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 25 April 1918, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux III Q 14
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maffra Shire Honour Roll, Maffra St. John's Anglican Church Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

30 Apr 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3398, 59th Infantry Battalion
6 Jun 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3398, 59th Infantry Battalion
16 Jul 1917:	Involvement Private, 3391, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1917:	Embarked Private, 3391, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney

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