William FOSTER

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Service Number:	5346
Enlisted:	15 March 1916, Bathurst, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newcastle, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales
Schooling:	Hamilton School, Newcastle, New South Wales
Occupation:	Monumental Mason
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers Brettoneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

15 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Bathurst, New South Wales
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5346, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
22 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5346, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
Date unknown:	Involvement 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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