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FOSTER, Albert Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2076 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tibooburra, New South Wales, Australia, 6 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wolseley, Tatiara, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive engine cleaner |
| Died: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 4 November 1928, aged 33 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Bordertown District of Tatiara WW1 Roll of Honor, Bordertown Wolseley Roll of Honor, Wolseley War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2076, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2076, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2076, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2076, 40th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2076, 40th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW (abdomen) | |
| 19 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2076, 40th Infantry Battalion |
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