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FOSTER, Cyril
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4682 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1916, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Springcreek, Queensland, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Baradine, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Erskinville Superio School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith Striker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot 111, Row G, Grave 13, Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Mofflaines, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baradine Honour Roll WW1, Baradine War Memorial, Coonabarabran War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4682, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 13 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4682, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4682, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 3 Mar 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Recommendation reads:- Did excellent work as first bayonet man in a bombing party that entered and cleared 150 yards of Malt Trench. Recommendation date: 3 March 1917 Citation reads:- This man was first bayonet man of a bombing party that entered Malt Trench and cleared it for a distance of 150 yards. His work throughout the whole action was excellent. He was also a member of a special bombing party that attacked the block established in Malt Trench by the Huns. London Gazette on 11 May 1917, page 4601, position 29. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 August 1917, page 1828, position 58 | |
| 14 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 18th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4682, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4682 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Foster and Annie Foster of Baradine, NSW
Medals: Military Medal, Victory Medal, Victory Medal