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FOSTER, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 48 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mitcham, South Australia, 10 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Eastwood, South Australia, 1 November 1957, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Kendall Oval, Row 15A, Grave 28 Interred on the 2 November 1957 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 48, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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| 11 Jan 1915: | Involvement Driver, 48, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jan 1915: | Embarked Driver, 48, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 27 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 48, Severe gun shot wound to the left Leg (calf)and evacuated to England | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 48, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 4th Military District | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 48, 10th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Foster and Fanny Foster nee Frisby of Waverley Street, Mitcham, SA.
Jospeh returned to Australia on 25 August 1917 on board HMAT Benalla having served with the 9th Light Horse Regiment
At the time of his death he was residing in the Keswick area
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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