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FOX, Claude William Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6905 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Forest Lodge, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chef |
| Died: | Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia, 9 September 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales A J Hare Lawn, Row 23, Grave 0008 |
| Memorials: | Glebe Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6905, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 16 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 6905, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 6905, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 7 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, From the 18th Battalion | |
| 4 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 6 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 6905, 35th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel Wound to the buttock and invalided to England on 13 May 1918 for onward travel to Australia for discharge | |
| 19 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6905, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter Fox and Emma Fox of 264 Bridge Road, Forest Lodge, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 23 September 1918 aboard HT Runic
During 1924 Claude married Helena Dinham in North Sydney, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal