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FOSTER, William Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1806 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Kenthurst, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Wounds, 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 14 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row J, Grave 92 Headstone inscription reads: He fell as hero in the deadly strife, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kenthurst & Annangrove War Memorial, Kenthurst and Annangrove In Memoriam Roll of Honor, Kenthurst and Annangrove WW1 Roll of Honor, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour, Peppermint Grove Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club WWI HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1806, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 19 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1806, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1806, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Elizabeth Foster of 14 Rowe Street, Woollahra, NSW formerly of Borlase Street, Willoughby, NSW. Brother of Joy May Jones (nee Foster)
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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