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FOSTER, Charles James Hepburn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3631 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Casterton, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 13 August 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Headstone inscription reads: Dearly loved |
| Memorials: | Casterton Corndale State School 2716 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 3631, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Driver, 3631, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hessen embarkation_ship_number: A45 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Driver, 3631, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , SS Hessen, Melbourne | |
| 6 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3631, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Foster and Margaret Foster nee McCalman of Csterton, Victoria
Husband of Ruby Foster nee Hall of 20 New Street, Weymouth, England. On 5 May 1917 Charles and Ruby were married at Registry Office, Weymouth, England. Registrar Thomas C. Morris officiated
Returned to Australia on HT Orontes on 6 December 1919 disembarking at Melbourne, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal