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FOSTER, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1216 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Penshurst, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1216, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1216, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1216, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 10 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 17th Infantry Battalion, From Light Trench Mortar | |
| 25 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, From the 17th Battalion | |
| 13 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1216, 18th Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 25 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 17th Infantry Battalion, From the 18th Battalion | |
| 24 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1216, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Penshurst, NSW
Next of kin given as his brother H.J Foster of Muswellbrook, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Khyber disembarking at Colombo on 23 April 1919 due to Small Pox. Resumed return journey on HT China. Disembarked at Melbourne on 8 June 1919 for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal