FOSTER, Leslie George
| Service Number: | 3136 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Devonport, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carrier |
| Memorials: | Devonport Baptist Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3136, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 16 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3136, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3136, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3136, 12th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right foot and evacuated to England on 25 July 1916 | |
| 15 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3136, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
In June 1917 Sarah Taylor/Hill of 153 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne wrote that she was Leslie's mother and that his real name was Leslie George Hill. I appears that Leslie was an ex-nuptial of Sarah Hill and that he was raised by his adopted parents Lon and Catherine Foster of Devonport, Tasmania. Leslie did not know his biological mother at the time of enlistment
Next of kin given as his sister Eveline Mabel Foster of Best Street, Devonport, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 22 November 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on the 9 January 1920 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In April 1924 Leslie was residing at 'Trelawn', King Street, Tempe, NSW
During 1926 Leslie applied for assistance under the War Services Home Act
Also served it the cadets for 4 years