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FOX, Ernest Oswald Devenish
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 21 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Saddler |
| Last Unit: | Australian Veterinary Hospital |
| Born: | Rockley, New South Wales, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 21, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 21, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 21, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 21 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Division Artillery , From 1st Artillery Brigade | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 4th Divisional Artillery | |
| 14 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Saddler, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, From 21st Field Artillery(Howitzer) | |
| 7 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Saddler, Australian Veterinary Corps | |
| 17 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Saddler, Australian Veterinary Hospital, From Veterinary Corps | |
| 27 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Saddler, 21, Australian Veterinary Hospital, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time on elnlistment was given as Wycombe Road, Neutral Bay, NSA
Son of Graham Fox and Sophia Maria Fox of Quirindi, NSW
During 1897 Ernest married Madeline F. Thompson at Ashfield, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 15 April 1918 aboard disembarking at Melbourne on 12 June 1918 for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-15 Star, Brtish War Medal, Victory Medal