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FOSTER, James Steele
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2650 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cooper |
| Died: | Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia, 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2650, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2650, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2650, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 30 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Medical Corps (AIF), At Harefield, England from 55th Battalion | |
| 19 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2650, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander James Foster and Isabella Foster of 213 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW
Husband of Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ivy Foster of 'Seaton' Plattsburg, Wallsend, NSW. James and Elizabeth were married in 1915c in the Helensburgh area, NSW
Father of Ronald Milburn Foster and Isabella Jean Steel Foster
Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1917 aborad HT Beltana
Medals: British War Medal
Served a 5 year apprenticeship with Henry Dose