Joseph FOSTER

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Service Number:	792
Enlisted:	27 October 1916, Enlisted at Altona, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1890
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Woodcarver
Memorials:

27 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 792, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Enlisted at Altona, Victoria
12 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 792, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
12 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 792, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
7 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, From the 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion
21 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 792, 7th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left forearm
1 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 792, Second occasion. Gunshot wound to the back and invalided to England on 6 July 1918
27 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 792, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Address at the time of enliistment was 2 Talbot Street, Footscray, Victoria

Son of John Foster of 10 Kite Street, Warner Place, Hackney Road, London, England

Commenceed return to Australia on 9 September 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on the 20 October 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal