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FOSTER, Francis Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1875 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Dungowan, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 10 July 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tamworth General Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic Section, Row K |
| Memorials: | Nundle Shire WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1875, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 1875, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 1875, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Field Artillery Brigades, At Tel-el-Kebir from the 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Work near Ypres on 19 November 1917. London Gazette 23 February 1918, page 2434, position 22 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 July 1918, page 1588, position 22 | |
| 30 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, In France | |
| 19 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, In France | |
| 29 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1875, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 2nd Military District | |
| 19 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, From Trench Mortar Battery |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Alice Foster of Dungowan, NSW
During 1935 Francis married Ferna R. Hooklyn in the Tenterfield area, NSW
Commenced return to Australia 12 April 1919 on board HT Suffolk disembarking on 6 June 1919 at Sydney
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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