FOSTER, Charles Thomas
| Service Number: | NX55454 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 21 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Prisoner of War - Executed, Malaya, Singapore, 17 March 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Coll. grave 32. D. 1-8. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX55454 | |
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| 28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX55454, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX55454, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Private Charles Foster was awarded the Commendation for Gallantry for actions following capture by the Imperial Japanese Army on 15 February 1942 until his execution as a result of an escape attempt on 17 March 1942. On or around 16 March 1942, Private Foster and five other men escaped Changi Prison Complex, stole a boat but were recaptured by Japanese forces while wading ashore on the Malay side of the Johor Strait. Private Foster and the other five men, who were also awarded a Commendation for Gallantry, were subsequently sentenced to death and executed on 17 March 1942. - Defence Honours and Awards
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