FOSTER, John Henry
| Service Number: | 1153 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kneesall, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 22 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the LONE PINE MEMORIAL at Panel 36., Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1153, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1153, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1153, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1153, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1153 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 30 years
Son of William and Elizabeth Foster of Rose Cottage, Kneesall, Newark, Nottinghamshire,England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Kings Royal Rifles for 8 years and 4 years as a Reservist
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
John Henry Foster was the son of William, a shoe maker and Elizabeth Foster [née Bellamy] of Rose Cottage, Kneesall, Newark. His father William was born in 1854 at Kneesall and his mother Elizabeth Bellamy was born in 1859 at Eakring. They were married in 1879, their marriage being recorded in the Southwell Registration district.
They went on to have the following children:
Sarah b 1881, John Henry b 1882, Alice M b 1887 and Alfred William b 1900, all were born in Kneesall. In the 1911 census his parents are living at Kneesall and are shown as William, 57 years a shoe maker, living with his wife Elizabeth 52 years and their son Alfred William 11 years. In the same 1911 census John Henry has moved out of the family home and is living at 31 Newcastle Street, Tuxford, and is shown as being 28 years, a boarder and a stationary engine driver for a railway company, he is living with Sarah Ann Millers [sic] a 66 year old widow and her son. On 6th March 1913 John Henry, 30 years is shown as a passenger on board the White Star Line ship Runic which left the Port of Liverpool travelling to Sydney Australia, he gave his occupation as that of a carpenter.
Private John Henry Foster originally enlisted in 1901 at Sheffield in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, signing on for 8 years with the colours and 4 years in the reserves. After his service he emigrated to Australia. He enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales, on 27th October 1914 giving his home town as Sydney. He was a labourer and was 32 years of age and single. Posted to the 13th Battalion Australian Infantry he embarked from Melbourne on HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22nd December 1914 for Egypt. He embarked from Alexandria on 12th April 1915 bound for Gallipoli. He was promoted to acting corporal on 3rd May 1915 and promoted to Corporal on 11th June 1915.
He is remembered on the Kneesall - St Bartholomews - Cross War Memorial.
Births Dec 1882 FOSTER John Henry Southwell 7b 402
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