Howard Leslie FOSTER

FOSTER, Howard Leslie

Service Number: 2086
Enlisted: 1 May 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 44th Infantry Battalion
Born: Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town: Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
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World War 1 Service

1 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2086, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA
10 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2086, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
10 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2086, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle
8 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2086, 44th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left thigh
28 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2086, 44th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Left shoulder
5 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2086, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas Foster and Annie Beatrice Foster nee Upton of Essendon, Victoria

Husband of Maud Maria Foster of Marlborough Street, Maylands, WA

Commenced return to Australia on 16 January 1916

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal