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FOSTER, Joseph Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1781 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Birkenhead, England, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Davenport, South Australia, 11 March 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Augusta Carlton Parade Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Peterborough 5th Railway Unit Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1781, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1781, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Sergeant, 1781, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 14 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1781, Railway Unit (AIF), Discharged at 4th Military District as medically unfit due to migraine and debility | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 1781 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Elizabeth Florence Foster nee Marks of Port Augusta, SA. Joseph and Elizabeth were married on the 7 August 1915 in the Methodist Chuch Port Augusta, SA.
Father of Joseph Foster, Daphne Angela Foster, Henry Malcolm Foster, Audrey Foster, Mabel Lillian Foster and Beryl Foster
At the time of death he was residing at Davenport, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 31 January 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal