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FOSTER, Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5692 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 November 1915, Enlisted at Nowra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kent, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Nowra, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5692, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Nowra, NSW | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5692, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5692, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 5 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion, At Tidsworth, England | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 5692, 1st Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left hand | |
| 9 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5692, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 2nd Military District due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was C/- M.F. Morton of Nowra, NSW
Son of Louisa Foster of 142 Elizabeth Street, Ashfield, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 12 March 1918 on board HT Field Marshall disembarking on the 22 May 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal