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FOSTER, Clarence Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2149 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1916, Enlisted at Cooma, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kamarah, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 1 January 1983, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2149, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cooma, NSW | |
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| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2149, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2149, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2149, 55th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the legs | |
| 29 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2149, 55th Infantry Battalion, discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to defective vision |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Isabel Foster of Kamarah, Temora, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal