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FOX, Roy Beaumont
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 208A, 1026 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 March 1915, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria Service number later change to 1026 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | MacArthur, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Macarthur, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 208A, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria Service number later change to 1026 | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 208A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 208A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1026, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1026 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-26 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick Fox and Emily Leach Fox nee Frost of Macarthur, Victoria
Prior to enlisting he was a member of the Macarthur Rifle Club
Medals: 19141-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal