FOSS, Ernest Cecil

FOSS, Ernest Cecil

Full Name: Ernest Cecil

FOSS

Date of Birth: 12

1884

Place of birth: Perth WA

Australia

Occupation: Farmer/Agent

Address: 59 Churchill Avenue Subiaco WA

Next of Kin: Legatee- Mary Annette Johnston

Next of Kin Address: Leschenault Bunbury WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 5969

Rank: Sergeant

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-02-21

Enlistment Location: Perth

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-08-09

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-09-24

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed In Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Villers-Brettoneux France

Age at Death: 33

Burial Location: Inscription Villers – Brettoneux Memorial France – No Known Grave

29/01/1916- Completed Medical Examination Perth WA
21/02/1916- To No. 1 Area Company as Private
13/04/1916- To 11th Battalion 19th Reinforcements Claremont WA & Appointed ACTING SERGEANT
9/08/1916- Appointed VO SERGEANT WA
26/09/1916- To 3rd Training Battalion Durrington Perham Downs England ex Australia- To be EDP SERGEANT
25/11/1916- Reverts to EDP CORPORAL England
4/12/1916- Qualified as Instructor 25th Course of Instruction at Southern Command Bombing School Lyndhurst England
24/01/1917- Promoted  CORPORAL AIF Depots in UK Tidworth England
2/02/1917- Promoted ACTING SERGEANT England
5/04/1917- Proceeded Overseas 1st Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone ex Durrington
24/04/1917- Joined 11th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot & Reverts to CORPORAL
6/05/1917- Wounded in Action France ( Shell Wound Left Arm )
7/05/1917- Admitted 7th Canadian General Hospital France ex 3rd Casualty Clearing Station
14/05/1917- Evacuated/Admitted Graylingwell War Hospital Chichester England ex Calais France
4/07/1917- Admitted 3rd Australian Aux Hospital Dartford England
6/09/1917- Granted Leave England
20/09/1917- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England ex Leave
13/10/1917- To No. 4 Command Depot Hurdcott England ex Weymouth
22/02/1918- To Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill England ex Hurdcott
7/03/1918- Proceeded Overseas Australian Infantry Base Depot Havre France ex Southampton ex Longbridge Deverill England
12/03/1918- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
3/06/1918- KILLED  IN  ACTION  France

 

 

Local I.D. – Bunbury Herald.