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FOX, Ernest George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2786 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Seaford, Victoria, Australia, 13 September 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on the 17 September 1956 and ashes interred in the Boronia section, Wall B, Niche 286 and held in perpetuity for all time |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2786, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2786, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2786, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From the 11th Battalion | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 17 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2786, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to flat feet |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Brock Fox and Elizabeth Mary Fox nee Callanan of 164 Hodgkinson Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Runic disembarking on the 26 June 1917
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal