Henry Brian FOSTER

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Service Number:	1624
Enlisted:	6 January 1915, Enlisted at Oaklands Park, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Unley, South Australia, 29 February 1888
Home Town:	Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Northfield Mental Hospital, South Australia, 30 May 1952, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: KO, Road: 18, Site No: 49
Memorials:

6 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1624, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Oaklands Park, SA
31 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 1624, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 1624, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
12 May 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1624, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to back injury

30 Sep 1939:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA

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Birth name was registered as Henry Brian Ventnor Foster

Son of Henry Edgar Foster and Charlotte Foster nee Dawson of North Unley, SA. Brother of (Guy) Clements Josiah Foster and June Ure Foster

On 1 April 1911 Henry married Mary Jane Penney in the Congregational Manse, Wallaroo, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1916 on board HT Argyllshire

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

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