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FOSTER, Leonard Norman
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2152 |
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Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Victoria Park, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
Schooling: | State School, Collie, Western Asutralia |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Died of wounds, Flers, France, 13 November 1916 |
Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block O, Plot 1, Row P, Grave 10 Headstone inscription reads: Our beloved son and brother died for Honour and Liberty , St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France, Etretat Churchyard, Etretat, Le Havre, Haute-Normandie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Collie High School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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1 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2152, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
1 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2152, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 28th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot to the right arm and evacuated to England on 1 August 1916 | |
3 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 28th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the buttocks |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph and Sarah Jane Foster of Coombe Street, Collie, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in Collie Cadets, WA