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FOSTER, Lawrence Edward (Lawrence Edwin)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4690 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broadford, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Broadford, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | 6 March 1956, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Broadford Cemetery, Victoria Section T, Row 07 Grave 73 |
| Memorials: | Broadford Methodist Church Great European War Roll of Honor, Broadford St. Matthew's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4690, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4690, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4690, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4690, 24th Infantry Battalion, Gassed and invalided to England on 26 March 1918 | |
| 7 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4690, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Foster and Mary Foster nee Reeves of Broadford, Victoria
Husband of Jessie Bella Foster nee Carnie of Pinager Street, Broadford, Victora. Lawrence married Jessie in Victoria during 1906
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 on board HT Mahia disembarking on the 7 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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