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Charles Francis FOX

Regimental number5699
Place of birthJhelum Punjab, India
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCivil servant
AddressSheffield, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 9"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Mr M H Fox, Port Commissioner's Office, Calcutta, India
Previous military serviceServed for 18 years in Indian Volunteer Forces
Enlistment date13 April 1916
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 8 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 3 July 1917
Date of death23 September 1919
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialWest Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Discharge date3 May 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoola', 3 July 1917; arrived Hobart for Melbourne, 27 August 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 3 May 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death23 September 1919
SourcesNAA: B2455, FOX Charles Francis

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