Foster Hunter aka Cowen
Birth 1890 Death 27th Sep 1917 PrivateAustralian A.M.C
Service #5423
| GRO Ref | 5423 |
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| Place of Birth | Whitehaven |
| Residence at Enlistment | Melbourne , Australia |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | 53 George Street , Whitehaven |
| Residence 1911 Census | 20 Peter Street , Whitehaven |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | Primitive Methodist |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Student |
| Place of Work | Queens College , Melbourne University |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | John & Sarah Ann Cowen of 53 George Street, Whitehaven |
| Siblings | James Foster ,Henry,Francis,Albert, Robert,Evelyn |
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| Family Connection to Roll of Honour | James Cowan ( Brother) |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Australian A.M.C |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 2nd Field Ambulance |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | |
| Date of Enlistment | 18 May 1915 |
| Place of Enlistment | Melbourne |
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| Service Facts | Dec 1915 Served in Mediterranean joined 2nd Australian field Ambulance at Mudros March 1916 Transferred to France (B.E.F.) September 1917 Joined 1st Div AMC 27/9/1917 Admitted to 3rd Canadian C.C.S. Wounds to Thigh Left Shoulder Compound Fracture Fibia & Tibia |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 27 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death | 27th Sep 1917 |
| Regiment at Death | Australian A.M.C |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 2nd Field Ambulance |
| Rank at Death | Private |
| Circumstances of Death | Died of Wounds |
| Service Number at Death | 5423 |
| Field of Action at Death | Flanders |
| Place of Death | Ypres |
| Battle at Death | Third Battle of Ypres |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY |
| Grave Position | XXIV. D. 1. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/431303/hunter,-foster/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | France |
| Private Memorial | Primitive Methodists Roll of Honour/Cleator Moor Methodists church |