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Henry FOSTER

Regimental number6319
Place of birthTrentvale Farm, Stoke-on-Trent, England
SchoolPenkhull High School
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressAtherton PO, Atherton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinBrother, William Foster, Atherton PO, Atherton, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 June 1918
Place of death or woundingMorlancourt, France
Place of burialBeacon Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 5), Sailly-Laurette, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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