FORSTER, William
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Luce, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Educated at New Luce & Ewart High School, Newtonstewart then Edinburgh University. |
| Occupation: | Medical Student |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, Officer, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 'A' 31 'Ajana' embarked from Melbourne | |
| 29 Nov 1915: | Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound-left arm | |
| 20 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 7 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and the son of William and Ellen Forster, of Mains of Larg, New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Emigrated aged 21.
He was in the OTC at Edinburgh University.
His brother, Private Andrew Forrester Forster, 11th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. was killed in action at Gallipoli 17 May 1915. Aged 27. The brothers are remembered on the family grave in Inch Parish Churchyard and on the Inch War Memorial, which is set into the right hand side of the main entrance of Inch Parish Church, Castle Kennedy, Stranraer, Wigtownshire. The church is around 2 miles from Stranraer just off the main road to Dumfries. The plaque is cast in bronze. The rope in the photo is attached to the church bell.
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