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FOSTER, Thomas Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 111A |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1915, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 111A, 1st Australian General Hospital, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria | |
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| 18 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 111A, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 111A, 1st Australian General Hospital, RMS Mooltan, Melbourne | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Australian General Hospital | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 1st Australian General Hospital | |
| 3 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 111A, 1st Australian General Hospital, Discharged at the 3rd Military District | |
| Date unknown: | Embarked Private, 111A, 1st Australian General Hospital | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 111A, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Residential address at the time of enlistment was Hamilton, Victoria
Son of Rev. J.W. Foster of Penbroke, Carlow, Ireland
Commenced return to Australia on 20 November 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on the 5 January 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal