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FOSTER, William Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3221 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1916, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3221, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3221, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3221, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3221, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Foster and Elizabeth Ann Foster nee Charles of 56 Nicholson Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on the 23 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served his apprenticeship with J. Moore of Ciry Road, South Melbourne
Previously served in the Cadets and Citizen Military Forces