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FOSTER, Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1661 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Springdale, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Eumungerie, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 1977, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hillston Memorial Park Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1661, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1661, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1661, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 2 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1661, 56th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the knee and right foot | |
| 12 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1661, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounds |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was living at Hillston, NSW
Son of John Thomas Foster and Caroline Foster of Eumungrie, NSW. Brother of Margaret E. Foster, Caroline A. Foster, John T. Foster, Bessie Foster, Leslie Foster, Leila L. Foster and Albert E. Foster
Commenced return to Australia on 17 December 1918 board HT Argyllshire disembarking on the 1 Februay 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal