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FOSTER, George Hitchinan (George Hitchman)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 411 |
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| 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 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 411, 10th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Ascot Vale, Victoria | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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