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FOXTON, Leonard Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7244, 7244 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1917, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wheeo, New South WalesWheeo New South Wales, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Crookwell, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia, 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Crookwell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7244, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7244, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7244, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 62nd Infantry Battalion, From the 1st Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, From the 62nd Battalion | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7244, 35th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds to the body | |
| 5 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7244, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 'Jerrara', Wheeo, NSW.
Son of Robert John Lewis Foxton and Harriett Ann Fox of Crookwell, NSW. Brother of Vivian Stephen Russell Foxton who returned to Australia on 4 July 1919 having served with the 35th Battalion
During 1925c Leonard married Sarah J. Coggan in Crookwell, NSW
Returned to Australia on 12 May 1918 aboard HT Rauhine
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal