Royal Raymond FOSTER

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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)

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

Medals: British War Medals, Victory Medals