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FORSTER, Charles Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3106 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 June 1916, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 23 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Maitland High School, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 6 November 1978, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Palmdale Lawn Cemetery & Memorial Park, NSW Cremated - ashes interred Area: Native Garden, Sec: 1, Site: 46 |
| Memorials: | Camperdown Sydney Teacher's College Roll of Honour, Hereford House Reunion Club Roll of Honour, Maitland High School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3106, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Sydney | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 3106, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 3106, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3106, 1st Pioneer Battalion, England for invaliding to Australia | |
| 20 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3106, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Medically unfit |
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