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FOSTER, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 53313 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1918, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parrow, South Africa, 5 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bundarra, Uralla, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53313, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 8 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 53313, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 53313, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 29 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, From QLD Reinforcements | |
| 3 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 53313, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Priscilla Hill of Adelaide, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 10 September 1919 at Melbourne
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal