Alfred James FOSTER

FOSTER, Alfred James

    Service Number: 2782
    Enlisted: 6 November 1916, Armidale, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 33rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Emmaville, New South Wales, 1895
    Home Town: Emmaville, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales
    Schooling: Emmaville Public School
    Occupation: Miner
    Died: Died of wounds, France, 16 July 1917
    Cemetery: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais
    Plot 1, Row T, Grave 15, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Emmaville Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Emmaville War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    6 Nov 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2782, Armidale, New South Wales
    25 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 2782, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
    25 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 2782, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
    16 Jul 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2782, Shell wounds to front and left thigh

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Robert and Annie Foster; brother of Florence Gorsuch

    11 March 1917 - To hospital at Fargo - Influenza

    18 April 1917 - Charged with acting to prejudice of good order and Military Discipline in that he tried to escape when ordered to halt by a superior officer. Fined 7 days full pay

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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