Alfred William FOX

FOX, Alfred William

Service Numbers: 6816 , 6816
Enlisted: 27 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion
Born: Kensington, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town: Parkville, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Cork Cutter
Died: Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 4 March 1970, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Altona Memorial Park, Victoria
Cremated remains interred on 6 March 1970 in the Court of Memories, Wall LA, Row G, Niche 18
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World War 1 Service

27 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6816 , 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
11 May 1917: Involvement Private, 6816, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
11 May 1917: Embarked Private, 6816, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
25 Nov 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, In the field. From the 23rd Battalion
23 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6816 , 21st Infantry Battalion, Gassed
3 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6816 , 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to sciatica

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Alfred Samuel Fox and Annie Edith Fox nee Wright of Kensington, Victoria

Husband of Augusta Christian Fox of 30 Church Street, Parkville, Victoria. Alfred and Augusta married on 17 March 1917

Commenced return to Australia  on 10 December 1918 aboard HT Somali disembarking on the 8 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal