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FOSTER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3316 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Waiter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3316, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3316, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3316, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: For his gallant and conspicuous conduct during the attack near Zonnebeke on the morning of the 26th September 1917. He repeatedly dressed and carried wounded and in doing so had to cross a swamp which was swept by machine gun fire and heavily shelled. His conduct set a splendid example to his comrades and his coolness inspired confidence in those around him. Source: London Gazette on 17 December 1917,page 13198, position 20 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 May 1918, page 1036, position 104 | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3316, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister M. Scapens of 83 Phythian Street, Liverpool, England
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 on board HT Port MacQuarie disembarking on 27 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney, NSW
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal