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FOX, James Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2817 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Young, New South Wales, Australia, 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Gundagai War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 2817, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2817, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2817, 1st Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Sydney | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, From 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2817, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlitment he was living in 33 Oxford Street, Newtown, NSW
Son of George Fox and Mary Elizabeth Fox of Jones Creek, Gundagai. Brother of Allan Joseph Aloysius Fox who return to Australia on 24 July 1919 having served with the 14th Light Horse Regiment
Commenced return to Australia on 12 June 1919 aboard Port Darwin disembarking on the 28 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal