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FOSTER, Arthur William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12382 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 11 June 1979, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Battery Point St George's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 12382, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 12382, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 12382, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 12382, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Mabel Foster of 169 Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 2 March 1919 on board HT Derbyshire disembarking on the 15 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal