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FOSTER, Augustus Ethelbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3375 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Machine Gun Companies and Battalions |
| Born: | London, England, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Joiner |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 13 May 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3375, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
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World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3375, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3375, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 13 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, At Grantham, England | |
| 5 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3375, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Edward and Louisa Foster of London, England
Husband of Mary Foster of 70 Railway Street, Petersham, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 4 January 1919 on board HT Morvada disembarking on 20 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medal: British War Medal