Foster Charles BYRNE

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Service Numbers:	1994, N273074
Enlisted:	4 November 1915, Enlisted in Cootamundra, NSW.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	16 Garrison Battalion (NSW)
Born:	HARDEN, NSW, 4 November 1893
Home Town:	Harden, New South Wales
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Motor vehicle accident , Merrylands, New South Wales, Australia , 9 September 1961, aged 67 years

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4 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1994, Enlisted in Cootamundra, NSW.
12 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1994, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Assigned to 14th reinforcements for 7th LHR in Liverpool.
16 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 1994, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Sydney
16 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 1994, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: ''
23 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment
2 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Camel Corps, Taken on strength with 4th Camel Regiment in Abbassia, Egypt.
17 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Taken on strength with 17th Company, 4th ANZAC Battalion, Imperial Camel Brigade, in Egypt.
3 Dec 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 1994, Imperial Camel Corps , Sustained general shrapnel wound to right cheek. Removed at 14th Aust. General Hospital.
21 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1994, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged in 2nd Military District, Sydney, due to the termination of his period of enlistment.

4 Jul 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, N273074
4 Jul 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N273074, 22 Garrison Battalion (VIC NSW), Enlisted at Paddington and posted as Private at Japanese Prisoner of War Detention Camp, Cowra, NSW.
7 Nov 1943:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 16 Garrison Battalion (NSW), Taken on strength at Italian Prisoner of War Detention Camp, Hay, NSW (rank of Corporal).
1 Apr 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N273074, 16 Garrison Battalion (NSW), Discharged due to demobilisation (rank of Sergeant).

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