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FOSTER, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19238 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 May 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Pyramul, New South Wales, Australia, 19 December 1900 |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraphist |
| Died: | Natural causes, Berala, New South Wales, Australia, 6 October 1981, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Zone C Granite Lawn 2 Grave 100 |
| Memorials: | Pyramul Upper Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 19238, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 3 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 19238, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Sep 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 19238, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Light Horse Regiment, From the Signal Training Unit | |
| 28 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 19238, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Foster of Morts Estate, Lithgow, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1919 aboard HT Ulimaroa disembarking on the 24 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal