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Andrew Reginald FOSTER

Regimental number2635
Place of birthSunday Creek, Broadford, Victoria
SchoolPublic School, broadford, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJapanner
Address'Themaugh', Percy Street, Seddon, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, John Foster, Pinnager Street, Broadmeadows, Victoria
Previous military serviceCitizen Forces, A Troop, A Squad - 15th ALH Regiment
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot II, row B, Grave No. 18), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
50
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary FOSTER, Short Street, Broadford, Victoria

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