John Joseph FOX MM

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Service Number:	3288
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	5th Division Artillery
Born:	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 9 November 1965, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3288, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3288, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3288, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, FRom 3rd Battalion
26 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
4 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Division Artillery
16 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Division Artillery
14 May 1919:	Honoured Military Medal, For actions at Perrone during the period of 8 to 22 August 1918 he drove wagons carrying Trench Mortar ammunition to the batteries under heavy shell fire London Gazette on 14 May 1919, page 6057, position 49 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 September 1919, page 1365, position 42
1 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 3288, 5th Division Artillery , Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of John Patrick Fox and Charlotte Mary Fox of 121 Kippax Street, Surry Hills, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on the 9 August 1919

Had previously served with the Citizen Military Forces

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal