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FOSTER, Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4186 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1915, Enlisted as Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gordon, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Saint Ives, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Quarryman |
| Died: | Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Gordon St Ives Public School Honor Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4186, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted as Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4186, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4186, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion , From the 13th Battalion | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4186, 45th Infantry Battalion , Multiple shrapnel wounds to the arm and forearm. Severe wound to the thigh. Invalided to England on 10 August 1916 | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4186, 45th Infantry Battalion , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Thomas Foster and Violet H.K. Foster of Pittwater Road, St. Ives, NSW
During 1923 Oliver married Hilda M. Linigen in the St Leonards area, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 6 April 1919 aboard HT Armagh
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Member of the Kurangai Rifle Club