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FOSTER, Howard Leslie
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2086 |
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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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Service History
World War 1 Service
1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2086, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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