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FOX, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1037 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Albert Park, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Malvern Vic., 1896 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove I G 9, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1037, Albert Park, Vic. | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 1037, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 1037, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
George Fox who was kille din action at Anzac on 2nd June 1915 was the son of Mr. Francis Fox. He was born in 1896 and came to the School in 1909. He left us in 1911 and had been in an office in Melbourne, but when war broke out he enlisted and entered with great zest into his work with the 5th Battery Field Artillery. He embarked with the first Expeditionary Force and landed at anzac with his battery. He was killed whilst engage gathering bushes for the purpose of concealing the gun. A rufle bullet strick him, causing the injury which resulted in his death.
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