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FOXFORD, Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7247 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 November 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marwood, Devon, England, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Emerald, Cardinia, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Emerald, Victoria, Australia, 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated on 17 June 1958 and the ashes were scattered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7247, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7247, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7247, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 22 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7247, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Foxford and Sarah Foxford of Devon, England
Husband of Emma Foxford of Coffee Palace, Emerald, Victoria. Father of William Foxford who returned to Australia on 6 October 1919 having served with 46th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal