Regimental number | 5967 |
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand |
School | Christian Brothers College, Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, Victoria |
Age on arrival in Australia | 5 months |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 6 Cowper Street, Brighton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, C A Fox, 6 Cowper Street, Brighton, Victoria |
Previous military service | No. 5 Victorian Battery |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 12 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Anzac Ridge, Ypres Sector, Belgium |
Age at death | 32.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row C, Grave No. 20), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Aloysius and Clara Novello FOX, Laura Street, Caulfield, Victoria. Native of Christchurch, New Zealand |
Family/military connections | Brother: 737 Gunner Anthony Hubert FOX, 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 6 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |