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FOX, Norman Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 93 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hotel Manager |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 11 November 1922, aged 34 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 93, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Machine Gun Company, From 29th Battalion | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 93, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 93, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Machine Gun Company | |
| 30 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Machine Gun Company | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 93, 8th Machine Gun Company, Wounds to the leg | |
| 7 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 8th Machine Gun Company | |
| 10 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Machine Gun Company | |
| 10 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Machine Gun Company | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Machine Gun Company, Second occasion. Severe gas poisoning. Invalided to England on 2 May 1918 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Fox and Mary Fox nee Quinn of the Royal Hotel, Footscary, Victoria. Brother of John Louis Fox who returned to Australia on 13 April 1919 having served with the 5th Machine Gun Company
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Canberra disembarking on the 11 September 1919
During 1919c Norman married Doris Marie Millett in Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal