Ernest Robert (Ernie) FOSTER

FOSTER, Ernest Robert

Service Number: NX83417
Enlisted: 12 January 1942
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia, 20 February 1922
Home Town: Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Dunlop Rubber Worker
Died: Killed in Action, New Guinea, 2 November 1943, aged 21 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
Cemetery/memorial reference: U. C. 12.,
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, NX83417
12 Jan 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX83417, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
12 Jan 1942: Enlisted Private, NX83417, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
23 Aug 1942: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX83417, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Sydney for M.E.
8 Oct 1942: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX83417, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, Disembarked at Suez for M.E. Campaign.
26 Jan 1943: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX83417, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, R.T.A. from M.E. He disembarked back in Sydney on 27 Feb 1943.
31 Jul 1943: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX83417, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Embarked at Cairns for New Guinea. Disembarked at Milne Bay on 01 August 1943.
2 Nov 1943: Involvement Private, NX83417, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, KIA at "Cemetery Corner", east of Jivevaneng, New Guinea.

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