Henry John FOSTER

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Service Number:	6505
Enlisted:	2 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Memorials:

2 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6505, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6505, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6505, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
6 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6505, 14th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the chest and back. Evacuated to England on 13 July 1917
30 Jul 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6505, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit. Had been known to have suffered cardiac failure prior to embarking for Australia

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Husband of Janet Foster of 88 Napier Street, Fitzroy, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 15 April 1918 on board HT Marathon disembarking on 12 June 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal