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FOSTER, Charles Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3418 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 May 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3418, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 3 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 3418, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Sep 1917: | Embarked Private, 3418, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 14 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3418, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Gunshot wound to the right shoulder | |
| 9 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3418, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to shoulder wound |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Ann Foster of 4 Trivetts Lane, Balmain, NSW
Husband of Amy Foster of 290 Riley Street, Surry Hills, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Aeneas
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Boer War with the NSW Citizen Bushmen, service number 329 and rank of Trooper