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FOSTER, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2564 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1916, Enlisted in New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Willoughby, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drainer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2564, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2564, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2564, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 12 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From the 38th Battalion | |
| 31 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2564, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Bridget Mary Foster nee Hatton of High Street, Willoughby, NSW. Thomas and Bridget married in the St. Leonards area, NSW during 1897c. Father of Veronica M. Foster, Dorris Foster, Annie M. Foster, Mary E. Foster, Kathleen Foster, Gwendoline Foster, Bridget Kathleen Foster, Thomas Edward Foster, Bridget Foster and Joseph Foster
Commenced return to Australia on 31 October 1917 aboard HT Berrima disembarking on the 31 December 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal