Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Peter Foster

Service number	NX113726 (N23070); Lieutenant Colonel, NX113726
Birth Date	30/01/1897
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Lismore
Death Date	19/12/1982
Place	Lismore
Conflict/Operation	Second World War, 1939-1945

Timeline

Date of birth	30/01/1897	Lismore, NSW.
Date commissioned	04/01/1919	Lieutenant.
Other	01/07/1920	Reserve of Officers, 2nd lieutenant.
Other units	23/10/1936	Lieutenant 41st Battalion.
Date promoted	29/08/1939	Captain.
Date promoted	01/05/1940	Temporary major.
Other	1941-11-18 - 1941-12-22	Course - senior officers School.
Other units	1942-07-20 - 1942-08-03	Attached Headquarters 1st Brigade.
Other	1942-03-28 - 1942-04-07	Course - anti tank School.
Other units	30/03/1942	Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 41st Battalion.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	23/07/1942	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other	04/07/1943	Arrived New Guinea.
Other units	1943-01-10 - 1944-04-18	Commanding officer 19th Battalion.
Date promoted	23/12/1943	Lieutenant colonel.
Date returned to Australia	12/04/1944	Returned to Townsville.
Other	12/06/1944	Retired List.
Date of death	19/12/1982