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FOSTER, Valentine Horace
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6317 |
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Enlisted: | 18 October 1916, Bendigo, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Omeo, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Nyah, Swan Hill, Victoria |
Schooling: | Clifton Hill State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Water bailiff |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Nyah Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6317, Bendigo, Victoria | |
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23 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6317, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
23 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6317, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6317, 21st Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6317 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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