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FOSTER, John William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6046 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Waitara, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | 25 June 1956, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6046, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6046, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6046, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6046, 21st Infantry Battalion, Severe gunshot wound to the right leg. Embarked for England from Rouen on 19 My 1917 | |
| 13 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6046, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas William Foster and Mary Foster of Santa Oxley Street, St. Leonards, NSW formerly of Leichhardt, NSW
Husband of Alice Maud Foster nee Howlison of Yardley Cottage, Peats Ferra Road, Waitara, NSW. John and Alice were married in Redfern, NSW during 1915. Father of Mary Ruth Foster, Edna L. Foster and Nancy M. Foster
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda disembarking on the 25 November 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal