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Hubert Foster
b. 1855
A British army officer who later served in Australia, he combined frontline experience with a strong interest in military organization and staff work. His career stretched from imperial campaigns in the late 19th century to senior leadership during the First World War.
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Organization: How Armies are Formed for War
by Hubert Foster
About the author
Born on October 4, 1855, at Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, Hubert John Foster was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He entered the Royal Engineers in 1875 and built a career that mixed field service with planning, administration, and military writing.
Foster served in several parts of the British Empire, including Cyprus, Egypt, and South Africa, and became known as a capable staff officer. He also wrote about army organization, showing the analytical side of his work as a soldier.
Later in life he moved into Australian service and was appointed Chief of the Australian General Staff from 1916 to 1917 during the First World War. He died on March 21, 1919. No clearly suitable portrait image could be confirmed from the sources reviewed here, so none is included.