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John Henry FOSTER

Regimental number7489
Place of birthBirmingham, England
SchoolCatholic
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBrushmaker
AddressMiddle Park, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, G Foster, 3 Palace Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 September 1918
Place of death or woundingBellicourt, France
Age at death31
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row T, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
72
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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