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FOSTER, Charles Edward

Service Number:	2343
Enlisted:	31 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia, Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Moonta, South Australia, 8 February 1889
Home Town:	Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, South Australia, 18 March 1982, aged 93 years
Cemetery:	Payneham Cemetery
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1

World War 1 Service

31 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia, Australia
24 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2343, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
24 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2343, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2343, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
22 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1

World War 2 Service

21 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Keswick, SA

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Biography

Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal