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FOX, John Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3288 |
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Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 5th Division Artillery |
Born: | Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Printer |
Died: | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 9 November 1965, 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, 3288, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3288, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3288, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, FRom 3rd Battalion | |
26 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
4 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Division Artillery | |
16 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Division Artillery | |
14 May 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, For actions at Perrone during the period of 8 to 22 August 1918 he drove wagons carrying Trench Mortar ammunition to the batteries under heavy shell fire London Gazette on 14 May 1919, page 6057, position 49 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 September 1919, page 1365, position 42 | |
1 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 3288, 5th Division Artillery , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Patrick Fox and Charlotte Mary Fox of 121 Kippax Street, Surry Hills, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on the 9 August 1919
Had previously served with the Citizen Military Forces
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal