FOSTER, Ronald James
| Service Number: | A280 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia, 15 July 1916 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | General hand, Nurseryman |
| Died: | St James, Western Australia, Australia, 30 January 2004, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, A280 | |
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| 8 Feb 1954: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, A280 |
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Ronald James Foster was born on 15 July 1916 in Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia to parents Emily May Mann and James Blair Foster (NSW BDM, Registration Number: 26588/1916). In 1941, Ronald married Eileen Johnstone in Ryde, New South Wales (NSW BDM, Registration Number: 25301/1941).
Ronald enlisted as a nursing orderly in the Permanent Air Force (PAF) on 18 June 1940. He later served as a medical orderly in Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). During his service, Ronald was stationed in Japan where he became interested in linguistics. He studied Japanese at the University of Sydney in the hope of becoming a translator.
Ronald passed away in 2004 and was buried in the Fremantle Cemetery located in Western Australia.
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