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FOX, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2065, R2065 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915, Enlisted at Ringarooma, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Georgetown, Tasmania, Australia, 10 January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Derby, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Memorials: | Derby WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2065, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ringarooma, Tasmania | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2065, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2065, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, R2065, 40th Infantry Battalion, Embarked at Melbourne following treatment | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, R2065 | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, R2065, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, R2065, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 24 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, R2065, 40th Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 15 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, R2065, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District. Unit demobilised |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Gerturde Fox of 6 Gordon Street, Inveresk, Launceston, Tasmania. Father of Albert Edward Fox C/- of his grandmoter Annie Wilkins of Derby, Tasmania
Returned to Australia (first time) in December 1916 aboard HT Ayrshire for treatment to a tumour in the abdomen returning to duty on 16 March 1917
Returned to Australia on 18 August 1919 aboard Wiltshire disembarking at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania
After the war he was employed by the Hydro Electric Commission, Hobart, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal