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FOSTER, James Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7481 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1984, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7481, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 7481, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 7481, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7481, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7481, 7th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left eye | |
| 1 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7481, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounded left eye |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Louisa Foster nee Barnett of 32 Adderly Street, West Melbourne, Victoria, later of Collingwood, Victoria. James and Louisa were married during 1912c in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 20 November 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on the 5 Janauary 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal