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FOSTER, Robert Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2088 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1916, Enlisted at Fremantle |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Walton-le-Dale National School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 24 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 27, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Trayning War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2088, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Fremantle | |
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| 10 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2088, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2088, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ralph Foster of Walton-le-Dale near Preston of Lancashire
At the time of enlistment Robert was living at Mt. Marshall, Western Australia
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal