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FOX, William George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2871 |
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Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
Born: | Birkenhead, South Australia, 22 February 1898 |
Home Town: | Loxton (SA), Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
Schooling: | Renmark Public School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Station Hand |
Died: | Killed in Action, Asdud, Palestine, 11 November 1917, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Plot XV111, Row B, Grave 2. Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved son of Mrs. Fox of Renmark, S.A., |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Berri WW1 Gate of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 2871, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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27 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2871, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: SS Walwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
27 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2871, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, SS Walwa, Adelaide | |
11 Nov 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 2871, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2871 awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Squadron awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-11-11 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted, using his stepfather's surname
Step son of Alfred Middleton Fox and and son of Lucy Slater Fox nee Matulick of Overland Corner later of Loxton and Renmark, SA.
Half brother of Catherine Harriet Fox, Robert Owen Fox, Eva Marjorie Fox, Ellie Milicent Fox, Thelma Lucy Fox and John Richard Fox
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal