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FOOKS, Reginald Murray
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 439 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waratah, Tasmania, Australia, 4 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Waratah, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Moulder |
| Died: | Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania, Australia, 4 September 1949, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Roman Catholic area. Section M, Grave 506 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pontville, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 439, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 439, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 21 Jul 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 439, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged due to desertion having been illegally absent from 20 October 1914 and 21 July 1920. Although it was thought he had actually embarked the troopship HMAT Geelong |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harry (Henry) Samuel Cox Fooks and his second wife Jane Maria Fooks nee Murray of Waratah, Tasmania
Brother of Charles Henry Albert Fookes, Coralie Hannah Lucy Fookes, Alice May Fookes, Louise Augusta Fookes, Albert Henry Fooks, Vernon Edward Fookes and Ruby Ellen Fookes
Husband of Vera Linda Gerturde Fooks nee Smith. Father of Brian Noel Fooks, Rex Fooks and Keith Fooks
Not eligible for any medals