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FOSTER, Milton James
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 795, W26522 |
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Enlisted: | 25 February 1915, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 5 Garrison Battalion (WA) |
Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 17 May 1894 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Claremont Scotch College |
Occupation: | Bank clerk |
Died: | Natural causes, Western Australia, 1961 |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 795, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | |
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29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 795, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
29 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 795, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
22 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
31 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
1 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
6 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
World War 2 Service
24 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, W26522 | |
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24 May 1941: | Enlisted Lieutenant, W26522, Claremont, Western Australia | |
24 Jun 1944: | Discharged Lieutenant, W26522, 5 Garrison Battalion (WA) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Brother of 829 Pte. Clarence Charles Foster (/explore/people/305629) who was killed in action in France on 14 Dec 1916