William FOSTER

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Service Number:	2169
Enlisted:	8 March 1916, Enlisted at Darwin, Northern Territory
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kent, England, 1880
Home Town:	Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engine Driver
Memorials:

8 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Darwin, Northern Territory
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2169, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 2169, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 47th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left foot. Evacuated to England on 9 July 1917
5 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 47th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gunshot wound to the left foot resulting in the amputation of the 4th toe
1 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 47th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded

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Next of kin given as his sister Mary Elizabeth Egan of 71 Quarry Street, Sydney, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 19 October 1918 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking on the 27 December 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal