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Harold James FOSTER

Regimental number2186
Place of birthArarat, Victoria
SchoolVictoria Park, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Address26 Michael Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Foster, 169 Rosneath Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria
Enlistment date3 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 18 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1918
Place of death or woundingunknown
Age at death22.10
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 15), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
115
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Emily Lavina FOSTER, 108 Rathmines Street, Fairfield, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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