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FOSTER, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 74 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Veterinary Section |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Tempe, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 74, 1st Veterinary Section, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 74, 1st Veterinary Section, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 74, 1st Veterinary Section, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 2 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Veterinary Section | |
| 24 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 74, 1st Veterinary Section, Discharged at the 2nd Military District. Demoted from Corporal after being AWOL |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mark W. Foster and Ellen Foster of 63 Fanning Street, Tempe, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 25 November aboard HT Port Damien disembarking on 7 January 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal