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Peter FOSTER

Regimental number6665
Place of birthCairns, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressCairns, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 6.5"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Foster, McLeod Street, Cairns, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 September 1916
Place of enlistmentCairns, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 April 1919
Discharge date15 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suffolk', 12 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 15 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 March 1922
Age at death29
Place of burialMcLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery, Cairns, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, FOSTER Peter

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