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FOSTER, Francis Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3776 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, 1868 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Kyneton Honour Roll, Lakes Entrance & District Roll Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3776, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3776, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3776, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 4 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3776, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Age given at embarking was 45 years however his birth was registered in 1868 which would make almost 50 years at enlistment
Son of William Henry Foster and Catherine McLean Foster nee Patterson of Victoria
Next of kin given as his brother William Adolphus Foster of Kyneton, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 24 July 1919 on board HT Bakara disembarking on the 26 september 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal