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FOSTER, Albert William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 508 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 December 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Newmarket, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Master |
| Died: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 26 January 1981, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Keilor Cemetery, Victoria Section L, Grave 1055 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 508, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, Railway Unit (AIF) | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement 508, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked 508, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 23 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer, Railway Unit (AIF) | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Railway Unit (AIF) | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Railway Unit (AIF) | |
| 14 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Railway Unit (AIF), Discharged at 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Foster and Sophia Foster nee McMaster of The Lodge, Racecourse, Flemington, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 15 December 1919 at Melbourne
During 1922c Albert married Mary Agnes Jacomb in Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal