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FOSTER, George Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 641 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1915, Enlisted at Stratford, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated on the 1 April 1965. Interred in the Cassia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 641, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Stratford, Victoria | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 641, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 641, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 9 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 641, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Wounds to the right eye and face. Invalided to England on 25 September 1915. | |
| 2 Dec 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 641, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Foster and Elizabeth Anne Foster nee Charles of 56 Nicholson Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 19 January 1916 aboard HT Star of Victoria disembarking on the 29 February 1916
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal