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FOX, George William Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11961 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surveyor's Assistant |
| Died: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 15 June 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Methodist New 2, Area Zone F, Grave 972 Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11961, 9th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 11961, 9th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 11961, 9th Field Ambulance, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 2 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 11961, 9th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis and abdominal hernia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Henry Fox and Hannah Fox of 16 Charlotte Street, Ashfield, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 5 November 1917 aboard HMAT Themistocles disembarking on the 3 January 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Militia
During 1921c George married Ada Gray Kirk in Ashfield, NSW