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FOSTER, Thomas Allan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX31661 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 May 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Taree, New South Wales, Australia, 10 April 1907 |
| Home Town: | Taree, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter/Storeman |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies, 15 July 1945, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia Plot 2, Row C, Grave 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Taree Honour Rolls |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 11 May 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX31661, Paddington, New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX31661, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 15 Jul 1945: | Involvement Private, NX31661, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War | |
| 15 Jul 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX31661, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, D.O.D while P.O.W. |
Personal Stories
Website Account
Full story on http://www.strong-family.org/foster/chapter_13.html#thomas
Submitted 18 February 2019 by Philip Strong
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Anne Foster; husband of Doris Tryste Foster of Taree, NSW; father of two children
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