FOSKETT, Hamilton James
| Service Number: | 2896 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1916, Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sofala, New South Wales, 29 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sofala, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sofala Public School |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bathurst, New South Wales, 22 August 1973, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sofala General Cemetery Family plot |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2896, Bathurst, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2896, 54th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2896, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 12 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2896, 56th Infantry Battalion |
WW1
During the First World War, Ham lost his eldest brother, Trooper George Samuel Foskett, a member of the 1st Australian Light Horse who was killed in action, shortly after his 31st birthday, on 30 June 1918 – he lays buried in a cemetery in Jerusalem.
Ham was himself a veteran of the First World War; and had been seriously wounded on two separate occasions. Although he recovered sufficiently to return to the front lines for the duration of the war, a large part of him never fully recovered from the horrors he endured.
Submitted 16 August 2015 by John Purcell
Biography
Wounded in action on Western front, convalesced in England and returned home after the War concluded. Discharged on 12 Sep 1919.
Brother of 3175 Tpr. George Samuel Foskett (/explore/people/174768) who died of wounds in Palestine on 20 Jun 1918
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