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FOSTER, William Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3749 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Belair, South Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Brownhill Creek Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kingswood 'Mitcham Remembers' Memorial Walk, Mitcham Primary School, Loxton and District Great War Roll of Honor, Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3749, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3749, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3749, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3749 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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