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FOSTER, Albert Edward
| Service Number: | 2075 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1916, Enlisted in Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hambley Bridge, South Australia, 25 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Bordertown, Tatiara, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2075, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Adelaide, SA | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2075, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2075, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 12 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 40th Infantry Battalion, From 43rd Battalion | |
| 13 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2075, 40th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 2075, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2075, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Albert Edward Foster
Name: Albert Edward Foster
Service Number: 2075
Place of Birth: Hamley Bridge
Date of Birth: 25 March 1898
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 19 June 1916
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 3 months
Next of Kin: Mother – Emma Foster
Occupation: Farm labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private 40th Battalion
Albert was the son of Albert and Emma Jane Foster [nee Riches]. He left
Adelaide on the Anchises on 28 August 1916, disembarking at Plymouth,
England on 11 October. Upon completion of further training in England, Albert
was sent to France from Larkhill on 23 November. Albert was appointed Lance
Corporal on 13 October 1917 and attended the 1st Anzac Gas School from 16
December to 22 December. After leave he rejoined his battalion on 26 January
1918.
He sustained a gunshot wound to his eye on 28 March 1918 and was
admitted to hospital at Etaples on 2 April. Albert was admitted to the 20th
General Hospital at Camiers with scabies. Base Records reported to Emma
Foster on 29 August that Albert was dangerously ill. It was later reported that
this information was incorrect and that “The report should refer to another
soldier bearing a similar regimental description.”1
Albert served in France for the remainder of the war and returned to Australia
per Soudan on 12 May 1919. He was discharged on 4 August.
1NAA / B2455/ A.E.Foster 2075.
Submitted 18 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Ernest Albert Foster and Emma Jane Broadley formerly Foster nee Riches of Bordertown
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 on board HMT Soudan disembarking on the 27 June 1919
On 4 April 1923 Albert married Thelma Maud Arthur in the Methodist Church, Melbourne Street, North Adelaide SA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal