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FOX, William George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4498 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1915, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 16 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 11 August 1959, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4498, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4498, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4498, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4498, 47th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the feet. Invalided to England aboard HS Brighton on 9 September 1916 from Calais | |
| 21 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4498, 47th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the neck | |
| 10 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion, From 47th Battalion | |
| 27 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4498, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William George Lacey Fox and Alicia Mary Ellen Fox nee Swan of Murray Street, Rockhampton, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 19 February 1919 aboard HT Orca disembarking on 12 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal