FOX, Henry James
| Service Numbers: | 10407, 19519 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Mentone, Victoria, Australia, 5 September 1941, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria Episcopalian area, Church of England section, Row 24, Grave 030. Internment number 8027 |
| Memorials: | Hereford House Reunion Club Roll of Honour, Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 10407, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 10407, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 10407, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 23 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 12 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 19519, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 19519, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 19519, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 11th Field Company Engineers | |
| 24 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 10407, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military Dstrict |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Fox and Elizabeth L. Fox nee Ekers of Kelp Street, Warrnambool, Victoria. Brother of Adam Cecil Fox who returned to Australia on 24 June 1916 having served with the 46th Battalion
Commenced return to Austalia on 20 May 1919 aboard HMAT Nestor disembarking on 2 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edwin James Fox and Hannah Fox of Little Addison Street, Goulburn, NSW
commenced return to Australia on 18 December 1919 aboard Konigin Luise disembarking on the 7 February 1920
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922 Henry married Helen P. Crann in Chatswood, NSW
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