Angus John FOSTER

FOSTER, Angus John

Service Number: 6012
Enlisted: 31 March 1916, Mildura, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Abbotsford, Victoria, 1888
Home Town: Merbein, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Horticulturist
Died: Killed in Action, France, 4 June 1918
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Merbein Memorial Gates, Mildura Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
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World War 1 Service

31 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6012, Mildura, Victoria
28 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 6012, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jul 1916: Embarked Private, 6012, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
6 Nov 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6012, Wounded - gassed

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Angus Holden and Jessie Foster of 'The Cedars", Merbein, Victoria. Brother of Frederick Holden Foster who also lost his life

23 December 1916 - Admitted to hospital with Mumps

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal