Sydney Fredrick FOX

FOX, Sydney Fredrick

Service Number: 55375
Enlisted: 15 April 1918, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 7th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 15 April 1897
Home Town: Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Accountant
Died: Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 15 December 1979, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria
Lawn section, Row 06, Grave 300 Interred on the 18 December 1979
Memorials: Geelong Corio Bay Rowing Club Honor Roll
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World War 1 Service

15 Apr 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 55375, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
17 Jul 1918: Involvement Private, 55375, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1918: Embarked Private, 55375, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney
29 Jan 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1 Australian Veterinary Hospital, At Calais
5 Apr 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, From 1st Veterinary Hospital
8 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 55375, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Charles James Fox and Emily Pauline Fox nee Rossack of 20 Melbourne Road, Geelong, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 3 July 1919 aboard HT Prinz Hubertus disembarking on the 24 August 1919

During 1921c Sydney married Grace Jean Laidlaw Ellis in Victoria

Medal: British War Medal