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FOSTER, Raymond Wiltshire
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2328 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 December 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Wolumla South, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 27 November 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Wall of Memory, Service AIF. Row AA (old), Plot 0103 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2328, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2328, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anglo Egyptian embarkation_ship_number: A25 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2328, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Anglo Egyptian, Sydney | |
| 8 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2328, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard and Mary Jane Foster of Wolumla, NSW. Brother of Wallace H. Foster, Cecil N. Foster, Kathleen E. Foster, Hannah E. Foster, Stacia Victoria Foster, Elsie E. Foster, Alfred C. Foster, Ada C. Foster, Lydia V. Foster and Linda M.J. Foster
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1919 aboard HT Ulimaroa disembarkingon the 24 April 1919
In 1945 he was residing in Wodonga, Victoria and was a member of the Wodonga RSL Sub Branch
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal