Henry Charles FOSTER

FOSTER, Henry Charles

    Service Number: 4414
    Enlisted: 3 January 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
    Home Town: Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
    Schooling: Woollahra Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Plumber
    Died: Died Of Wound, Wounds - Thigh And Abdomen, 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, France, 16 April 1917
    Cemetery: Grevillers British Cemetery
    Plot 1, Row B, Grave 14 Headstone inscription reads: Lord have mercy on his soul, Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    3 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4414, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    9 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 4414, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
    9 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 4414, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney
    15 Apr 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4414, 17th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the thigh and abdomen

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William H.J. Foster and Maggie (Margaret) Foster of New South Head Road, Double Bay, NSW. Formerly of 3 High Street, Paddington, NSW. Brother of Edward G. Foster and Richard J. Foster

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Served a five year apprenticeship with R. McKay of Darling Point, NSW

    Previously served in the Citizen Forces

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