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FOSTER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 232 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Yarraville, Victoria, Australia, 27 June 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 232, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 232, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 232, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion | |
| 25 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 232, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Foster and Margaret Foster nee Morrissey of Box Hill, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on HT Wyreema on 13 April 1919 disembarking on the 31 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served his apprenticeship with Harvey's Factory, Box Hill, Victoria