Victor FORSTER

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Service Number:	984
Enlisted:	8 September 1914, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Eastern Road State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Cork Cutter Machinist
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row A, Grave 16 Chaplain M.E. Dexter officiated Headstone reads: Victor Forster
Memorials:	City of Brunswick Honour Roll

8 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 984, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 984, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 984, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne

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Son of Abraham and Emma Louisa Forster of 63 Isaac Street, Brunswick, Victoria formerly of Collingwood, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served with the school cadets