FOSTER, Frederick
| Service Numbers: | 3299, 3733 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1925, aged 32 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Burial took place on the 6 November 1925. Church of England area, Compartment J, Section 10, Grave 23 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3299, 9th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 3299, 6th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 3299, 6th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3733, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3733, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3733, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Dental Details: AIF | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, From the 14th Battalion | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , From 46th Battalion | |
| 19 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 15th Field Ambulance | |
| 15 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 12th Field Artillery Brigade and promoted to the rank of Gunner | |
| 17 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 14th Field Ambulance, From 15th Field Ambulance | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 15th Field Ambulance, From 14th Field Ambulance | |
| 12 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Field Ambulance | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 24th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Gunshot wound to the abdomen | |
| 14 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 28 Farm Street, Newport, Victoria. Husband of Daisy Foster of 64 Starr Street, Paddington, London, England
Son of Charles Gilbert Foster and Mary Foster nee Woodhead of Omeo, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918 on board HT Gaika disembarking on 5 July 1918
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Pitock Foster and Sarah Frances Foster nee Besley of 'Cranleigh', 58 Weinberg Road, Glenferrie, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 12 December 1917 aboad HT Persic disembarking on 12 February 1918 wounded gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the University Rifles for 12 months