FOSTER, Arthur Augustus
| Service Number: | 466 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Camperdown, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waterloo, England, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 28 March 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Funeral held on 30 March 1929. Joshua Jordan Lawn area, Row AS, Grave 62 held in perpetuity for all time. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 466, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Camperdown, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 466, 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, 466, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 14 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 466, 8th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the shoulder | |
| 26 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 466, 8th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Occasion. | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 25 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , From 14th Field Artillery | |
| 7 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, From Field Artillery | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 466, 8th Infantry Battalion, 3rd occasion. Gunshot wound to the forehead and lower face | |
| 18 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Provost Corps , At Tidsworth, England | |
| 10 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, From Australian Provost Corps | |
| 8 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 466, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Address at the time of enlistment was c/- Gillingham Bros, South Burrembete, Camperdown, Victoria
Son of Charles and Alice Foster of 20 Bannister Road, Winton, Bournemouth, England. Brother of Herbert Foster of the same address as his parents
Husband of Mary Ann Foster nee Richards of 10 Cranmer Road, Winton, Bournemouth, England. Arthur and Mary were married in England on the 9 December 1916 in St Lukes Church, Winton, Bournemouth. Rev. Dean officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Bremen disembarking on the 25 July 1919 in Melbourne
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Royal Garrison Artillery before being discharged at his own request