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FOGGO, Matthew Wilson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2630 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 December 1915, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Veterinary Corps |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 23 December 1964, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Batesford Fyansford Church of England Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2630, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2630, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2630, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2630, 46th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell shock | |
| 21 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Corps, From 46th Battalion | |
| 28 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2630, Australian Veterinary Corps, Discharged at the 3r Militar District as medically unfit due to complications from shell shock |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Matthew Foggo and Ellen Foggo nee Wilson of Fyndsford, Geelong, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 13 December 1918 aboard HT Karoola disembarking on the 29 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Matthew married Janet Elizabeth Condie in Victoria