| Regimental number | 1072 |
| Place of birth | Bally Connell, Co Cavanagh, Ireland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Knockadoose, Bally Connell, Co Cavanagh, Ireland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 6' 0.5" |
| Weight | 174 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert Foster, Knockadoose, Co Cavanagh, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4040 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 3 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 4 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 16 January 1916, of (1) breaking out of camp; (2) being absent from Tattoo, 16 January, to 0700, 21 January 1916 (105 hours): awarded 168 hours' detention, and forfeited 5 days' pay. Admitted to 13th Field Ambulance, 1 March 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 4 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Admitted to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 21 November 1916 (injured left hand); discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 15 December 1916. Transferred to England, 13 February 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 17 February 1917. Found guilty, Montevideo Camp, Weymouth, of overstaying furlough from 9 am, 26 August, till he reported at 9.45 pm, 30 August 1917: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 5 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 10 September 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 November 1917, for overland travel to Sydney; discharged, Sydney (medically unfit: tuberculosis), 11 May 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Victory Medal returned by Repatriation Commission, 21 May 1939. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FOSTER Daniel Edward |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
