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FOX, Adam Cecil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3280 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 14 October 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria Interred on 16 October 1957. Episcoplian area, Row 33, Grave 014. Internment number 8036 |
| Memorials: | Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3280, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3280, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3280, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, From the 5th Battalion at Serapeum | |
| 1 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3280, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Fox and Elizabeth Lucy Fox nee Ekers of Kelp Street, Warrnambool, Victoria. Brother of Henry James Fox who returned to Australia on 20 May 1919 having served with the 4th Field Artillery Brigade
Commenced return to Australia 24 June 1916 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on the 22 July 1916
During 1910 Adam married Sarah Lavinia Wallace Cumming. Sarah died at Warrnambool during 1910
During 1918 Adam married Julia Pickett in Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal