Frederick Arthur (Fred) FOSTER

FOSTER, Frederick Arthur

Service Numbers: 2002, 2002B
Enlisted: 29 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Forbes, New South Wales, Australia , 15 March 1889
Home Town: Greta, Wangaratta, Victoria
Schooling: Myrrhee Primary School and Greta School, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Beekeeper/Apiarist
Died: Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917, aged 28 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Commemorated at Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Myrrhee HB1, Myrrhee State School Pictorial HB, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
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World War 1 Service

29 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2002, Melbourne, Victoria
23 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2002, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2002, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney
15 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2002B, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2002B awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-15

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Biography contributed

Frederick was raised by his maternal grandmother, Ellen Kelly, mother of Ned, Dan and (Kate, Frederick’s late mother)