Thomas John FOSTER

FOSTER, Thomas John

    Service Number: 6070
    Enlisted: 2 August 1916, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 26th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Ben Lomond, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
    Home Town: Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Memorials: Burringbar War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    2 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6070, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD
    27 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 6070, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
    27 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 6070, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
    16 Oct 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6070, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District due to chronic Rheumatism

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Address at the time of enlistment was Cairns, QLD

    Son of William and Ellen Foster of 'Burringbar' Tweed River, NSW. Brother of James Foster who returned to Australia on 12 May 1918 having served with the 25th Battalion, Rose Ellen Foster, Mary A. Foster, William Foster and Mary Foster

    Commenced return to Australia aboard HT Euripides on 21 July 1917 disembarking on the 18 September 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to QLD

    Medals: British Was Medal

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