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Harry FOSTER

Regimental number624
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
Other NamesHenry Arthur
SchoolNorthcote State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSurveyors chainman
Address40 Clyde Street, Northcote, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMrs Emma Eliza Foster, 40 Clyde Street, Northcote, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
FateDied of wounds 2 September 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Surname FORSTER on Nominal Roll
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialContay British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 11), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
93
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Isaac and Emma REliza FOSTER. Native of Australia

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