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Foster WILLIAMS

Regimental number1506
Place of birthAdelaide South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith's striker
AddressHilton, South Australia
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinSister, Mrs Charlotte Chapman, Rowland Road, Hilton, South Australia
Enlistment date15 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameRailway Unit, Section 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 1 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 July 1950
Age at death74
Place of burialAIF Cemetery (Row 10, Grave No. 30), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia

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