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FORSTER, Harry
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Forster, Vivian Harry - Birth Records |
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| Service Number: | 3097 |
| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Sale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Stradbroke West, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Boundary Rider |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sale Cenotaph, Sale Stradbroke Roll of Honor, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3097, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3097, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3097, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- Influenza -- Heliopolis, Egypt | |
| 10 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3097, 6th Training Battalion (AIF), Discharged to Duty -- Heliopolis, Egypt | |
| 23 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 6th Training Battalion | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3097, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle" | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3097, 59th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3097, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3097, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3097 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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AN ANZAC FAMILY
Of the Seven Forster brothers, two served for Australia: Harry and Victor, and from records found in New Zealand archives, Wilfred John, James Burton, Arthur Taylor, and Walter George served for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. A truely ANZAC family.
We Will Remember Them.
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