P961
FOSTER, John
| Service Number: | 1665 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916, Hindmarsh |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, 22 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Rope Maker |
| Died: | Adelaide, 10 July 1954, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Drive A, Path 10, Site 318N |
| Memorials: | Rosewater Marist Brothers Port Adelaide Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1665, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1665, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Hindmarsh | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT Aeneas, A60 | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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48 Battalion
Rank - Private
7 July 1917 - Wounded in action but remained on duty
13 April 1918 - Wounded in action - severe gunshot wound
18 May 1918 - Neglected to obey order. Fined 3 days pay
Medals: British War Medal. Victory Medal
Returned to Australia 2 June 1919
Son of Thomas and Ellen Foster of George Street, Hindmarsh, South Australia.
Brother of 289 Private Edward Joseph Foster of 43 Btn, killed in action 4 October 1917; 1868 Private Thomas Foster of 43 Btn, died of wounds 5 October 1917; 2921 George Foster of 32 Btn Returned to Australia 22 May 1919
5 April 1926 - Married Teresa Catherine Deane in the St Saviours Catholic Church, Hindmarsh. Father of 3 children
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