Harry George FOSTER

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Service Number:	5415
Enlisted:	5 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	1st Field Artillery Battery
Born:	Somerville, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Ballendella, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Memorials:	Mornington St. Peter's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5415, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
27 Sep 1915:	Embarked Driver, 5415, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
27 Sep 1915:	Involvement Driver, 5415, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
8 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, At Zeitoun
24 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Field Artillery Battery, From the 21 Field Artillery Brigade
21 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 5415, 1st Field Artillery Battery, Wounds to the head and face. Invalided to England on 8 August 1917
6 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 5415, 1st Field Artillery Battery, Discharged at 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Address at the time of enlistment was Ballendella near Rochester, Victoria

Son of John Wesley Foster and Margaret Foster nee Craig of Mornington, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1918 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 30 January 1919

During 1920 Harry married Hilda Minnie Hughes in Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal