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FOSTER, Thomas Oswald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 795 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1917, Enlisted at Kempsey, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Taree, New South Wales, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Taree, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cordial Maker |
| Died: | Kempsey, New South Wales, 1 December 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Kempsey Cemetery, NSW Roman Catholic portion |
| Memorials: | Taree War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 795, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Kempsey, NSW | |
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| 26 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 795, 2nd Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 795, 2nd Machine Gun Company, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 9 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , From the 2nd Machine Gun Company in France | |
| 4 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 795, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Grace Foster of Taree, NSW. Brother of Janet E.G. Foster, Sydney H. Foster, George Foster, Edward Foster, William Manning Foster, John D. Foster and Lucy M. Foster
During 1925 Thomas married Agnes Winifred Simon in the Kempsey area, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on the 10 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal