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FOX, Charles Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 885 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | East Grinstead, England, 9 December 1881 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 885, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 885, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 885, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 10 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarking | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 19 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Shell shock. Embarked for England on 25 August 1916 | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 65th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, From the 65th Battalion | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 8th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gunshot wound to the abdomen and invalided to England on 12 August 1918 | |
| 21 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of J. Fox of of 85 Goldstone Villas, Hove, England
Previously served with the Sussex Volunteer Artillery and the South African
Commenced return to Australia on 10 October 1918 aboard HT Thermisticles
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1929 Charles married Myrtle Whittle in Victoria