FOX, Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 2171, 2171A |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Eidsvold, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Memorials: | Shire of Eidsvold Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2171, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2171, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2171, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 16 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, From the 52nd Battalion and re-allocated number 2171A | |
| 6 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2171A, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as a friend Cissy Pickering of Post Office Hotel, Eidsvold, QLD
A letter was received at Base Records in November 1918 from a Mrs Grace Amelia Fox of 286 MacQuarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania claiming that she was Joseph's wife and which he denied. She gave his name as George Joseph Fox and said that they had not divorced or legally separated and she produced a marriage certificate dated 1904. Some information does not match information that Joseph had given when he enlisted
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Port Napier disembarking at Sydney on 4 July 1919 for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal