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FOXWELL, Harry William Oscar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4425 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broomehill District WW1Roll of Honour, Broomehill War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4425, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4425, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4425, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enliistment was Oakridge, Broomehill, Perth, WA
Son of George William Foxwell and Rowena Foxwell of Customs House, 75 Prince of Wales Road, London, England
Next of kin later changed to his brother Percy Reginald Foxwell of 110 Hayday Road, Plaistow, London, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal