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FOX, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10251 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Alphington, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 6 September 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Alphington Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 10251, 10th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 10251, 10th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 10251, 10th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 10251, 10th Field Company Engineers, In France. Gassed | |
| 26 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 10251, 10th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robinson Fox and Elizabeth Jane Fox nee Robson of 'Glenview', 21 Grange Road, Alphington, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 12 December 1918 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on the 1 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal