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FOX, Walter John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1165 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 30 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mooloolah, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saw Miller |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 7 April 1967, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mooloolah, Glenview & Highlands WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1165, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 10 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1165, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1165, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1165, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Gunshot wound to the right hand | |
| 9 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1165, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael Celsus Fox and Martha Ann Fox nee Jackson of 'Glen View', Mooloolah, QLD. Brother of Thomas Celsus Fox who returned to Australia on 17 July 1919 after having served with the 5th Light Horse Regiment
Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard Takada disembarking on the 7 September 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 27 December 1920 Walter married Maria Callum in QLD