FOSTER, William Edward
| Service Numbers: | 725, R3150 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Woolwich, London, England, 7 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 9 January 1955, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Cremated at Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 725 | |
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| 15 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, R3150, Re-enlisted with updated next-of-kin | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, R3150, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Re embarked from Sydney --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Villers-Bretonneux, Gassed. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Foster and Sarah Caroline Foster nee Birkill of 10 Acacia Street, lstenwick, Victoria
Husband of Dorothea (Doris) Ruby Foster. William and Dorothea married during 1920 in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 23 April 1919 aboard HT Castalia disembarking on 29 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the cadets
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward and Charlotte Foster of 64 Princes Road, Plumstead, Woolwich, England
Husband of A.F. Foster of Eltham, England
Commenced return to Australia on 13 May 1919 aboard HT Bremer disembarking on the 28 July 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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