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FOX, Albert Ernest William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 127246 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 April 1914 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver / Textile Worker |
| Died: | Accidental (Killed in Gelignite explosion), Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 24 October 1944, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot FF. Row B. Grave 1. Personal Inscription ~ "LOVED BY ALL" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 127246 | |
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| 23 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 127246, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
| 23 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 127246 | |
| 1 Mar 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, RAAF Stores Depots, 27 Air Stores Park | |
| 24 Oct 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 127246, Royal Australian Air Force, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, Circumstances of Death ~ Blew himself up with Gelignite fishing near Namber air strip, on Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea. |
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Leading Aircraftman Albert Ernest William Fox 127246 of Number 27 Air Stores Park was killed by an accidental gelignite explosion at Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea
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