Fred COX

COX, Fred

Service Number: 253
Enlisted: 8 March 1915, Perth, WA
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 28th Infantry Battalion
Born: Midland Junction, Western Australia, 1893
Home Town: Midland Junction, Western Australia
Schooling: Middle Swan State School, Western Australia
Occupation: Boot maker
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World War 1 Service

8 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 253, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth, WA
9 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 253, 28th Infantry Battalion, From Fremantle WA on board HMAT A11 Ascanius
17 Jun 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 28th Infantry Battalion, Sergeant Shoemaker (on board HMAT Ascanius).
10 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 253, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
28 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 253, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 253, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
7 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 253, 28th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918
8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 253, 28th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days"
22 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 253, 28th Infantry Battalion, RTA 16 June 1919 and discharged (TPE).
Date unknown: Involvement Sergeant, 253, 28th Infantry Battalion

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