FOSTER, Lionel
| Service Number: | 2050 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hounslow, Middlesex, England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | North Street School, Sudbury, Suffolk, England |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2050, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 2050, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 2050, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 35 Gore Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Son of Robert James and Marie Jeanette Foster of Sunbury, Suffolk, England. Brother of Reginald Foster of 16 Buckland Avenue, Dover, England and who was serving with the British Army Pay Corp, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previous occupation was as a farmer
Also served with the 2nd Suffolk Volunteers Regiment where he served in the Boer War
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Aged 34 years 3 months. Born Hounslow, Middlesex, formerly resident Sudbury, Suffolk, resident Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Robert James and Marie Jeanette Foster; brother of Mr. R. Foster. Farmer by trade. Educated at North Street School, Sudbury, Suffolk. Emigrated to Australia aged 33. Served with the Volunteer Company, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, in the South African (Boer) War. Enlisted in A.I.F. 11 September 1914.
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