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FOGGO, James
| Service Number: | 4774 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mundoora, South Australia , 17 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hope Valley, Tea Tree Gully, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Modbury, South Australia, 2 September 1955, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hope Valley Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Ardrossan & District WW1 Honor Roll, Hope Valley & Highbury Heroes of the Great War Roll, Tea Tree Gully Hope Valley Methodist Church and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1915: | Enlisted | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4774, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4774, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4774, 50th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the knee | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 4774, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4774, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 4774, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Foggo and Mary Foggo nee Clark of Hope Valley, SA. Brother of John Henry Foggo, Jane Foggo, Edward Foggo who returned to Australia on 1 July 1919 having served with the 48th Battalion, Robert Albert Foggo who was killed in action on 1 October 1917 while serving with the 10th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Ypres; Anne Mary and Helen Mary Foggo
Commenced return to Australia on 13 April 1919 aboard HT Commonwealth disembarking on the 6 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 4 June 1921 James married Dorothy Lilian McDowell in the Methodist Church, Hope Valley , SA
Biography contributed by Modbury High School
Foggo enlisted to the war on the 11th of November 1915, he embarked on board RMS Mongolia from Adelaide, South Australia on March 9, 1916.
Foggos hometown and place of birth was Hope Valley, South Australia and he worked as a labourer.
During Foggos time in the war he was wounded on active duty multiple times. He was punished for being AWL for 3 days in May 1917 and a few weeks later was awarded 21 days No.2 Field Punishment, for drunkenness while on active duty. He got no pay for 21 days which would have been approximately 5p.5p.
On the 8/6/1917 he got a gun shot wound to his knee and was admitted to 55th General Hospital on the 10/6/1917 and on 23/6/1917 he was transferred to the 7th Convalescent Depot. Foggo was discharged from hospital on the 2/7/1917.
He returned to Australia in June 1917 and was discharged from active service a month later.
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