FOSTER, Arthur Barker
| Service Number: | 948 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Buston Hill, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
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World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 948, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 948, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 948, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 948, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the hand and head. Embarked for England on 3 May 1915 | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 948, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged in England as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 40 Prospect Street, Surry Hills, NSW
Next of kin given as his sister Hannah Foster of 77 Kitchener Street, Durham, Darlington, England
On 7 November 1915 he was to return to Australia on board HT Runic but did not embark
During 1921c Arthur married Lilian Mounty in the Burwood area, NSW
In February 1929 he was residing at Hillcrest Avenue, Epping, NSW.
In 1959 a nephew, Clifford Maddison, wrote enquiring about his uncle Arty Forster stating that he may have enlisted under the name of Foster it was not proven that the Arthur and Arty were the same person
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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