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FOSTER, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6319 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stoke, Staffordshire, England, 17 June 1862 |
| Home Town: | Campbell Town, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | The Wick Hove, Sussex, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Morlancourt, France, 10 June 1918, aged 55 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette Plot 1V, Row C, Grave 5, Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, Bray-sur-Somme, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbell Town Roll of Honour, Campbell Town St Luke's Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Major, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Major, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6319, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 6319, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 6319, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 25th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 10 Jun 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 6319, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6319 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Blanche Laura Foster of 'Mertonvale', Campbell Town, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on board HT Ulysses 4 January 1916 dismbarking on the 5 February 1916 for discharge
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 21 years. Son of J. Foster of Trentvale Farm, Stoke, Staffordshire, England
Address at the time of enlistment was Atherton, QLD
Next of kin was given as his brother William Foster of Atherton, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal