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FOXTON, Eric Gilson
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2019, Q89711, QX48788 |
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Enlisted: | 1 October 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | Far Eastern Liaison Office |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 21 August 1896 |
Home Town: | Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Toowoomba Grammar School |
Occupation: | Jackaroo |
Died: | Natural causes, Queensland, 29 July 1978, aged 81 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Caloundra Shire of Landsborough WW2 Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2019, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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31 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2019, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
31 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2019, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
24 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2019, 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
World War 2 Service
26 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Lieutenant, Q89711, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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12 Aug 1941: | Involvement Captain, QX48788, also Q89711 | |
12 Aug 1941: | Involvement Captain, Q89711, also QX48788 | |
12 Aug 1941: | Enlisted | |
12 Aug 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, QX48788 | |
12 Aug 1942: | Enlisted QX48788 | |
17 Dec 1945: | Discharged Captain, QX48788, Far Eastern Liaison Office | |
17 Dec 1945: | Discharged |
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