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FOX, Edward Gladwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2172 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chelford, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cooroy Mountain, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 5 July 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2172, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2172, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2172, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2172, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2172, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left hip | |
| 16 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion, From 52nd Battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion, From 42nd Battalion | |
| 24 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2172, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District. Rank reverted to Private prior to discharge |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Fox and Sarah Ann Fox nee Searles of Chelford, England
Husband of Lily Fox of Cooroy, North Coast Liine, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard Takada disembarked on 9 September 1919 for overland travel to QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal