Thomas Francis FOSTER

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Service Number:	7589
Enlisted:	24 September 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 16 April 1891
Home Town:	Hay, New South Wales
Schooling:	Catholic School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1918, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 111, Row H, Grave 8, Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, Roisel, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Sep 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7589, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
31 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 7589, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
31 Oct 1917:	Embarked Private, 7589, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Son of William and Eliza Foster of Hay, NSW

Next of kin given as his eldest sister Mary Thompson nee Foster 142 Camden Street, Newtown, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to Mary Thompson