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FOSTER, Oakleigh Hothorn
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 4374, T29644 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kindred, Tas., 24 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Kindred, Central Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 11 July 1972, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4374, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4374, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4374, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4374, 15th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right leg. Evacuated to England aboard HS St Dennis on 18 August 1917 | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4374, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Apr 1942: | Enlisted T29644 | |
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| Date unknown: | Discharged T29644 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Foster of Kindred, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1917 aboard HT Runic disembarking on the 13 February 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victoria Medal