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George FOX

Regimental number1037
Place of birthMalvern, Victoria
SchoolChurch of England Grammar School, Melbourne
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address135 Domain Road, South Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, F Fox, 135 Domain Road, South Yarra, Victoria
Previous military service23rd Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A9 Shropshire on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 2 June 1915
Place of death or woundingPlugg's Plateau, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death18.10
Place of burialBeach Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 9), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
12
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis and Alice Gordon FOX, 'Ione', Naples Road, Mentone, Victoria. Native of Melbourne, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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