Thomas Boothey FOX

Badge Number: S14033, Sub Branch: Prospect
S14033

FOX, Thomas Boothey

Service Number: 3234
Enlisted: 27 March 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 43rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Hackham, South Australia, 17 January 1886
Home Town: Morphett Vale, Onkaparinga, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Mile End, South Australia, 23 November 1951, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Interred on the 26 November 1951. General Section B,Path 1, Grave 53. Internment number 5727 which expires on 26 November 2026. His wife Annie is also in the same grave. Commemorated with a plaque in the Garden of Remembrance, SA
Memorials: Morphett Vale War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

27 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3234, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
27 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 3234, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: ''
27 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 3234, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Malakuta, Adelaide
23 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 43rd Infantry Battalion, From the 32nd Battalion in England
19 Feb 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3234, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the right leg and foot
26 Oct 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3234, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as wounded
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Private, 3234, 43rd Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

20 Sep 1941: Enlisted Keswick, SA

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Joseph Fox and Sarah Elizabeth Fox nee Boothey of Gowrie Junction, QLD formerly of Hackham, SA

Commenced return to Australia 22 July 1917 aboard HT Nestorn as wounded disembarking on 21 September 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 30 July 1927 Thomas married Annie May Roberts in the residence of Rev. William Roberts of Morphett Vale, SA