Richard Hector FOX

FOX, Richard Hector

Service Number: 2863
Enlisted: 9 May 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
Born: Wallington, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town: Wallington, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Occupation: Orchardist

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World War 1 Service

9 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
20 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2863, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2863, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
11 Jul 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, England. Joined unit in France 11 December 1917.
4 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 58th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918
25 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 58th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux
4 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 58th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 58th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
2 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 58th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne
30 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 58th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal
11 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 58th Infantry Battalion, RTA 24 July 1919 for discharge.

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