Ernest Samuel FOX

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Service Number:	1540
Enlisted:	7 December 1914, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Junee, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

7 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1540, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria
19 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1540, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1540, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
30 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1540, 6th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the ankle
20 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1540, 6th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gunshot wound to the abdomen
11 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, In France
22 Jul 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion
31 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1540, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Fichard Fox and Ann J. Fox of Junee, NSW

Husband of Ella May Fox nee Carter of 6 Smith Street, Bendigo, Victoria. Ernest and Ella married during 1912c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 11 December 1918 aboard HT Saxon disembarking on the 30 January 1919

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal