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FOSTER, Arthur Perry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5019 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1917, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Niangala, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Uralla, Uralla, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Manager |
| Died: | Wounds - abdomen, France, 16 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Plot 111, Row H, Grave 8, Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5019, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 5019, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 5019, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Archibald and Frances Foster of Walcha, NSW
Husband of Amber Beryl Foster nee Gratton of 'Llana Station', Uralla, NSW. Arthur and Amber married in Uralla area during 1914. Father of Stuart Perry Foster
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal