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FOX, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 709 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
| Born: | Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 709, 10th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 709, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 709, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 31 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, From 10th Machine Gun Company | |
| 24 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 21st Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 709, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, Wound to the left thigh. Attached to AIF Headquarters after discharged from wounded | |
| 10 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 709, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mark Fox and Annie Fox nee Reay of 28 Hopetoun Street, Elsternwick, Victoria
Between 19 June 1919 and 19 September 1919 he attend a course in London for training in Commercial Subjects at the Duttford National Business College
Commenced return to Australia on 19 August 1919 aboard HT Ajana disembarking on the 11 October 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Melbourne
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the cadets