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FORSTER, Leonard William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5199 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia , 1893 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Caulfield Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918, Pakenham Associated Stock & Station Agents of Melbourne Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5199, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 5199, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 5199, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Chilka, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, Egypt | |
| 13 Nov 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, New Zealand and Australian Division, Gallipoli | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Egypt, Transport Sergeant | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5199, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5199, 56th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Killed in action near the supply dump at Flers while on ration party duties. | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 5199, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5199 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-11-01 |
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