Francis Henry FOSTER

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Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	27 February 1918, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born:	Brighton, England, 16 January 1888
Home Town:	Campbell Town, Northern Midlands, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Ciivil Engineer
Memorials:	Campbell Town Roll of Honour, Campbell Town St Luke's Honour Roll

27 Feb 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
7 Mar 1918:	Involvement Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
7 Mar 1918:	Embarked Australian Flying Corps (AFC), SS Ormonde, Melbourne
13 Oct 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant
22 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant

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Son of Henry Foster 'Merton Vale', Campbell Town, Tasmania

Passed the Officers Training School at Claremont on 1 June 1916

On 1 Setember 1918 transferred to the 4th Division Engineers

Returned to Australia on 2 June 1919 on board HT Beltana

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal