FOXCROFT, Harry
| Service Numbers: | 1720, 1720A, V353305 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) |
| Born: | Heywood, England, United Kingdom, 28 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 6 October 1962, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremation service held on the 9 October 1962. Garden of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 1, Wall E, Niche 28 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1720, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1720A, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1720A, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1720, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1720, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Imprisoned ANZAC / Gallipoli, Taken Prisoner of War while wounded and interned in the Bilemidik Camp, Turkey | |
| 8 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1720, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Sergeant, V353305, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) | |
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| 8 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V353305 |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1945: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, V353305, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Discharged at Victoria |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Foxcroft was with a party of about a dozen men of the 14th Battalion, led by Lieutenant Luscombe, who were captured by the Turks while trying to attack Hill 971 on the 8 August 1915. Foxcroft was wounded when captured, but recovered and survived pneumonia during 3 years as a prisoner of war.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Willian Henry Foxcroft and Elizabeth Foxcroft nee Atkinson of Old Nags Hotel, Lloyd Dean's Gate, Manchester, England
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard Port Napier disembarking on the 2 July 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920 Harry married Alice Ruth Law in Melbourne, Victoria
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