Arthur John FOSTER

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Service Number:	981
Enlisted:	1 March 1915, Enlisted at Edenhope, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Plaistow, Essex, England, 1893
Home Town:	Edenhope, West Wimmera, Victoria
Schooling:	Harold Road Public School, Plaistow, Essex, England
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 12 December 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row F, Grave 6,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

1 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 981, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Edenhope, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 981, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 981, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
30 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 981, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
12 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 981, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Lone Pine

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Son of Charles HEnry and Emma Foster of Queen's Road, Upton Park, London, UK

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

He was 20 and the son of Charles Henry and Emma Foster, of 213, Queen's Rd., Upton Park, London. England.

[Births Sep 1895 Foster Arthur John W. Ham 4a 70]