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FOSTER, Reginald Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2154 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 8 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 27 October 1967, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Interred on the 31 October 1967 in the Church of England Potion, Row NS, Plot 0571 Commemorated with a plaque in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Cottesloe State School WW1 Honour Board, Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll, Peppermint Grove St Columba's Presbyterian Church Cottesloe WWI Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2154, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 1 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2154, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2154, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2154, 28th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right foot | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2154, 28th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe gunshot wound to the right shoulder | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2154, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as Wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas John Foster and Alice Foster nee Clisby of Keane Street, Cottesloe WA formerly of Norwood, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 16 July 1917 aboard HT Kanowna disembarking on the 31 August 1917
During 1919 Reginald married Lesse L. Henzell, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal