William George FOSTER

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Service Number:	1707
Enlisted:	25 June 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	East Fremantle, East Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Illness - Pulmonary Tuberculois, Australia, 6 March 1918
Cemetery:	Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Methodist Portion, Row BB, Grave 133, Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle Municipality Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial

25 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1707, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
23 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1707, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1707, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Fremantle
10 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1707, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of Francis George and Sarah Foster of 92 Hubble Street, East Fremantle

7 November 1915 - to hospital with Mumps

24 June 1916 - returned to Australia on board HMAT Euripidies for discharge

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal