George William FOX

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FOX, George William

Service Numbers:	125, 300, 7002
Enlisted:	24 August 1914
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Suffolk, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Male nurse
Died:	26 May 1945, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ 7 83 3
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 125, 5th Infantry Battalion
3 Oct 1914:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private
12 Dec 1914:	Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 300, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps
6 May 1916:	Promoted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Warrant Officer 2, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps
26 Jun 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 300
12 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7002, 37th Infantry Battalion
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 7002, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
8 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 37th Infantry Battalion, In England
16 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 37th Infantry Battalion, In France
8 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 37th Infantry Battalion, In France
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7002, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell wound to the right thigh. Invalided to England on 11 October 1917
10 Nov 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7002, 37th Infantry Battalion
6 Apr 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, 7002, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James George Fox and Charlotte Fox nee Clarke of Suffolk, England

Husband of Charlotte Mary Fox nee Hammond of 90 Bachus Road, Hawthorn, Victoria. George and Charlotte were married on 29 March 1913 in the Registry Office, Wandsworth, England. W. Griffin, Registrar officiated

Commenced return to Australia on 9 January 1920 aboard HMAT Megantic disembarking on the 20 February 1920

In December 1936 he was living in Bundaberg, QLD

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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