| Service number | VX63764 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 25 March 1922 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Horsham |
| Death Date | 03 October 2016 |
| Death Place | Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Townsville |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 2/29th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Private James Herbert Foster
Description
Private James Herbert Foster enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 22 September 1941. He served with 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion in Malaya, but was taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese in February 1942. Private Foster spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner, and returned to Australia in September 1945. He was discharged on 27 November 1945.
Collection items
Rolls
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 2/29th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 25 March 1922 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 22 September 1941 | |
| Date of discharge | 27 November 1945 | |
| Date of death | 03 October 2016 |