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FOSTER, Angus John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6012 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
31 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6012, Mildura, Victoria | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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