Arthur John FOXCROFT

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Service Number:	3090
Enlisted:	9 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Gilgandra, Gilgandra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 2 May 1963, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated on the 3 May 1963. Ashes interred in the Boronia Section, Wall ZC, Niche 124 and held in perpetuity for all time
Memorials:	West Coburg Methodist Church Honour Roll

9 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3090, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3090, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3090, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
14 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, From the 19th Battalion
14 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3090, 4th Infantry Battalion, Private SN 3090, FOXCROFT, Arthur, WW1 Records detail the member in action at Battle of Pozieres with 4th Infantry Battalion 1st AIF July 1916.
18 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3090, 4th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right hand
6 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3090, 4th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right leg. Invalided to England on 13 May 1917 aboard HS St Patrik
8 Mar 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3090, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of William Foxcroft and Amelia Foxcroft nee Ricketts of 'Blenheim', 30 Cameron Street, Coburg, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 21 November 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920 Arthur married Gladys Estelle Dugdale in Victoria