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FOX, Eric Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7579 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Milsons Point, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 7579, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 7579, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 7579, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 14 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 7579, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 6 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From the 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 7 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , From the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 2 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 5 Sep 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the 2 September 1918 at Halle, near Peronne. When the Officer in Charge of his battery was killed and several Gunners wounded, this Non Commissioned Officer immediately took charge of his battery. He personally supervised and assisted in getting away the wounded men and as the position was being very heavily shelled and withdrew the detachments to a flank, thereby saving further casualties. His conduct set a splendid example to the men of his battery London Gazette on 17 June 1919, page 7695, position 63 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 October 1919, page 1495, position 56 | |
| 27 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7579, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 56 Willoughby Street, Milson's Point, NSW
Son of Charles Joseph Fox and Florence Ella G. Fox of Mona Street, Battery Point, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 Aboard HT Nestor disembarking on the 4 July 1919
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal