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FOSTER, Ernest George St Clair
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5018 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 November 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW Rank was 'Acting' Sergeant |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Auckland, New Zealand, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hotel Manager |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5018, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW Rank was 'Acting' Sergeant | |
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| 5 Jul 1916: | Involvement 5018, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Embarked 5018, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5018, 20th Infantry Battalion, Severe gunshot wound to the right knee. Rank later reverted to Private | |
| 3 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5018, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Marital status at the time of enlistment was given as widower
Son of George Henry Sinclair Foster of Queens Hotel, Auckland, NZ
During 1920c George married Alice M.A. Payne in Chatswood area, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 12 March 1918 on board HT Field Marshall disembarking on the 25 May 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal