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FOSTER, Robert Thomas Reginald

Service Number:	2142
Enlisted:	20 April 1915, Liverpool
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 29 January 1888
Home Town:	Boolaroo, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Died of wounds, 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, France, 11 April 1917, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen O. VIII. P. 3
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

20 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 1st Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
16 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2142, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2142, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
9 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 1st Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Shell shock
14 Dec 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion
13 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion
10 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2142, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW left forearm.
1 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 53rd Infantry Battalion
3 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2142, 53rd Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Shell wounds to thighs and groin (severe).
11 Apr 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 2142, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2142 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-11
5 Jun 1917:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, For continuous good work and devotion to duty particularly on 3 December 1916 at Flers when after bringing forward rations, he carried a wounded man to the Aid Post through the fire and across open ground.

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