George Hitchinan (George Hitchman) FOSTER

FOSTER, George Hitchinan (George Hitchman)

Service Number: 411
Enlisted: 27 September 1916, Enlisted at Ascot Vale, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 10th Machine Gun Company
Born: Stafford, England, 1890
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Leongatha, Victoria, Australia, 1983, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Leongatha Cemetery
Lawn Section, Row C2
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World War 1 Service

27 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 411, 10th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Ascot Vale, Victoria
25 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 411, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 411, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
12 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 411, 10th Machine Gun Company, Severe shell wound to the abdomen. Invalided to England on 25 October 1917
24 Jul 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 411, 10th Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Foster and Sarah Anne Foster nee Hitchman  of 'Adbeston', Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1918 on board HT Tofua disembarking on 14 June 1918

During 1920 George married Ethel Forrester in Victoria

In 1923 George was residing as Leongatha, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal