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FOSTER, John Weston
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5696 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bromley by Bow, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Illabo, Junee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5696, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5696, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5696, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 10 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5696, 4th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the back and right side | |
| 12 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5696, 4th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gunshot wound to the face and right forearm | |
| 31 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5696, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Residential address at the time of enlistment was C/- T. Hore of Illabo, NSW
Son of John Weston Foster of 96 Leonards Road, Poplar, London, England
Husband of Phoebe Elizabeth Foster nee Brown. John and Phoebe were married on 22 March 1919 in East Ham, Alban, Upton Park, England. W.R. Howe officiated
In June 1944 John was residing at 141 Welbeck Road, West Harrow, Middlesex, England
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 on board HT Canberra disembarking on the 14 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal