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Percy William FOSTER

Regimental number83
Date of birth1887
Place of birthHarwood Island, Clarence River, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMallanganee, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, Arthur Foster, Mallanganee, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death29
Place of burialIpswich Cemetery (Plot BA, Row 1A, Grave No. 12), Suffolk, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Isabella FOSTER, Mallanganee, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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