Harold Elliott FOSTER

FOSTER, Harold Elliott

Service Number: 4424
Enlisted: 16 November 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 18th Infantry Battalion
Born: Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town: Enfield (NSW), Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Sawyer
Died: Ashfield, New South Wales, 6 February 1950, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium
Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance. Interred on 7 February 1950. Zone C, Plot 10, Number 5292
Memorials: Auburn Public School WW1 Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

16 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4424, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
9 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 4424, 18th 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, 4424, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney
19 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4424, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was Mildura Cottage, Burwood Road, Enfield, NSW

Son of Albert Edward Foster and Annie Elizabeth S. Foster nee Hartley of 27 Henry Street, Auburn, NSW formerly of Sunbury, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboad HT Nestor disembarking on the 4 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in the Victorian Militia for 2 years