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FOX, William Bridgewater
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 70 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne South, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motorman |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 70, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 70, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 70, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 16 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Field Ambulance, From the 3rd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 1 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 70, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Bridgewater Fox and Mary Jane Fox nee Blamires of Sorrento, Victoria
Between 10 June 1919 and 10 September 1919 he attended a Dental Mechanics Course with Dental Surgeon Mr Hessant of 29 Old Staine Street, Brighton, Sussex, England and was considered to be interested, keen and and his conducted was excellent
Medal: British War Medal
Returned to Australia on the 9 March 1920 aboard HT Freiderichrah