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FOX, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1745 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1745, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1745, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1745, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1745, 5th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the ankle and a severe chest wound. Invalided to England on the 17 June 1915 | |
| 17 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), From 5th Battalion | |
| 17 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1745, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Fox and Martha Fox nee Moore of 163 Epsom Road, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Husband of Ada Elizbaeth Fox nee Tidby of 120 Abbotsbury Road, West Ham, Dorset, England. Ernest and Elizabeth were married on 27 Deceber 1915 in the Weymouth Parish Church, England. J. Martin Fishle officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 19 June 1919 aboard Windhuk disembarking on the 18 August 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal