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FOSTER, Frederick Arthur
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2002, 2002B |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2002, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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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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Frederick was raised by his maternal grandmother, Ellen Kelly, mother of Ned, Dan and (Kate, Frederick’s late mother)