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FOSTER, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 336 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 December 1915, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Omeo, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Omeo, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 336, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 336, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 336, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From 3rd Divisional Cyclist Company | |
| 8 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 6th Battalion | |
| 22 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 336, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Gilbert Foster and Mary Foster nee Woodhead of Omeo, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919on board HT Main disembarking at the 2nd MIlitary District
During 1927c Ernesst married Ethel Murray in Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal