FOSTER, John Frederick
| Service Number: | 2111 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 November 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Mitcham, South Australia, 16 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Loxton and District Great War Roll of Honor, Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4) |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2111, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 28 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2111, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Bakara, Adelaide | |
| 28 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2111, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, From the 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 30 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, From the 3rd Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 1 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2111, Discharged at the 4th Military District | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2111 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Foster and Rose Jane Elizabeth Foster nee Hodge of Renmark, SA. Brother of William Charles Foster who was killed in action on the 2 April 1917 while serving with the 50th Battalion and is buried in the Noreuil Australian Cemetery. Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 18. Alfred Henry Foster, Gerturde Myrtle Louisa Foster, Elizabeth May Foster, Herbert George Foster, Elsie Jane Foster, Eunice Mabel Adeline Muriel Foster, Vera Caroline Foster, Leonard George Foster and Ellen Jane Foster
On 24 March 1918 he was declared illegally absent
Commenced return to Australia on 23 December 1918 on board HT Argyllshire disembarkd on 1 Febuary 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 8 June 1921 John married Nol Helena Pawelski in the Adelaide Registry Office