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FOSTER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6878 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealand, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Illabo, Junee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6878, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6878, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6878, 2nd Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney | |
| 11 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6878, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as over age |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as a friend Maud Little of Illabo, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 21 July 1917 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on the 18 September 1917
Medals: British War Medal