William Frederick FOX

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Service Number:	2593
Enlisted:	10 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bradford on Avon, England, 1889
Home Town:	Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 1933, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Rockdale Municipal Honour Roll

10 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2593, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2593, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2593, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
7 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2593, 13th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head
5 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2593, 13th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shrapnel wound to the right forearm. Embarked to England on 10 July 1917 aboard HS St Patrick
4 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2593, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded

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Address at the time of enlistment was Waiho Bay Street, Rockdale, NSW

Son of Albert Fox and Elizabeth A. Davies of Newtown, Bradford on Avon, England

Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918 aboard HT Raukine

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