George Albert FOSTER

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Service Number:	5594
Enlisted:	13 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Ultimo, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Ultimo Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Iron Moulder
Died:	Wounds - back & right arm, 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, France, 5 May 1917
Cemetery:	Grevillers British Cemetery Plot 111, Row C, Grave 8 Headstone inscription reads: A victim in the deadly strife for King and Country gave his life, Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

13 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5594, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
9 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 5594, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 5594, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5594, 18th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the back and right arm

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Son of George and Amy Josephine Foster of 'Tassy', Perry Street, Leichhardt, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in the Citizen Forces for 3 years

Served his 6 year apprenticeship with James Bonner Ltd. of Key Street, Ultimo, NSW