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FOSTER, John Oliver Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2141 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 March 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Central State School, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Albert Street Uniting Church Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2141, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2141, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2141, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
| 25 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 9th Battalion | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion, Promoted at Serapeum | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2141, 49th Infantry Battalion, Took full blast from a shell | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 2141, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2141 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis Henry and Elizabeth Foster; husband of Elizabeth Charlotte Foster of Charles Street, Kennedy Terrace, Red Hill, Queensland; father of Albert Ernest Foster, Eliz. Olive Eva Foster, Jas. Hy Foster and Dolly Kathleen Foster
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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