John Henry FOSTER

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Service Number:	7489
Enlisted:	12 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Birmingham, England, 1886
Home Town:	Middle Park, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Brushmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1918
Cemetery:	Bellicourt British Cemetery Plot 1V, Row T, Grave 3, Bellicourt British Cemetery, Bellicourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

12 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7489, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 7489, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Embarked Private, 7489, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Arrived in Australia aged 24 years

Son of George Foster of 3 Palace Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, England

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal