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FOSTER, Peter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6665 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1916, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF) |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 10 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 25 March 1922, aged 30 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery, Queensland, Australia Section P, Row CCC, Grave 672 |
| Memorials: | Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6665, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6665, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6665, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Company, From the 25th Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6665, 4th Machine Gun Company, Gassed | |
| 6 Mar 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF), From the 4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 15 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6665, Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF), Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Foster and Catherine Foster nee Meehan of Cairns, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 12 April 1919 aboard HT Suffolk disembarking on the 5 June 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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