FOX, Herbert James
Service Numbers: | 383, 383 |
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Enlisted: | 15 May 1915, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 8 February 1884 |
Home Town: | Woodburn, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farrier |
Died: | Ceraki Hospital, Ceraki, New South Wales, Australia, 7 July 1966, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Evans Head Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Woodburn Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
15 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 383, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD | |
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2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 383, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 383, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Brisbane | |
13 Dec 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 383, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Severe wound to the right forearm | |
11 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 383, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
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Son of William Henry Fox and Matilda Louisa Wilhelmnia Fox nee Miske of Bundaberg, QLD
Next of kin given as his daughter Nalda Gladys Fox of Woodburn, NSW. During 1910 Herbert married Adeline E. Hart in Casino, NSW. Adeline died in 1911
Husband of Ida Elizabeth Fox nee Murray. Herbert and Ida married in Casino during 1917
Commenced return to Australia on 9 February 1916 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on the 13 March 1916
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal