Henry FOSTER

FOSTER, Henry

Service Number: 2365
Enlisted: 21 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 20th Infantry Battalion
Born: Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1881
Home Town: Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
Memorials: Stockton Soldiers Memorial
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World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2365, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
6 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2365, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
6 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2365, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
18 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2365, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was Stockton, Newcastle, NSW

Next of kin given as his sister was Winifred Foster of 147 Stanmore Crescent, Westgate, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England

Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 on board

HT Trasosmontes disembarking on the 25 May 1919

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