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FOSTER, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2320 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blemheim, New Zealand, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Barham, Wakool, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 10 January 1966, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barham Cemetery, Moulamein Road, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Euroa Telegraph Park |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2320, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2320, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2320, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 24 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2320, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medcially unfit due to chronic rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Olive Cran Foster nee Maconachie of 'Oakbank', Euroa, Victoria. Charles and Olive married in Victoria during 1915. Father of Kingsman, Peter and John Foster
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September aboard HT Borda disembarking on 21 November 1917
Medals: British War Medal