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FOSTER, Ben
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 874 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Ordnance Corps |
| Born: | Bradford, Yorkeshire, England, United Kingdom, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 874, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 874, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 874, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 27 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Saddler Staff Sergeant, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, Attached to the 26th Battalion | |
| 18 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 874, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Cain Foster of South Barrer, USA
Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 on board HT Euripedies disembarking on the 18 April 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal