Peter Karin FOSTER

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Service Number:	2028
Enlisted:	27 November 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
Born:	Dungowan, New South Wales, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Dungowan, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Dungowan and Woolomin Public Schools, New South Wales
Occupation:	Farmer/Grazier
Died:	Killed in Action, Rafa, Egypt, 9 January 1917
Cemetery:	Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Row F, Grave 433,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nundle Shire WW1 Honour Roll, Tamworth ANZAC Park Memorial Gates

27 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2028, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
16 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 2028, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: ''
16 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 2028, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Sydney
7 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Transferred from the 7th Light Horse Regiment to the Camel Corps
11 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, In the field
24 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Promoted at Serapeum
9 Jan 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 2028, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2028 awm_unit: 1 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-01-09

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Son of James and Alice Foster; brother of Nicholas John Foster of 'Eulella', Dungowan via Tamworth, NSW and Thomas H. Foster of Auburn, NSW

27 September 1916 - to hospital with Tonsilitis

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal