Royal Raymond FOSTER

FOSTER, Royal Raymond

Service Number: 6097
Enlisted: 14 August 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 20th Infantry Battalion
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, 1893
Home Town: Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Sheetmetal worker
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

14 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6097, Sydney, New South Wales
25 Oct 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6097, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6097, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6097, 20th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Brother of Elsie Constance Foster of 231 Norton Street, Leichardt, NSW

Medals: British War Medals, Victory Medals