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Leonard FOX

Regimental number1407
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTraveller
AddressLangham Hotel, York Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.4
Height5' 7"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Fox, St Stephens Avenue, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Cadets, 4 years in the Territorial Force; left New Zealand.
Enlistment date14 September 1915
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name33rd Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Division Headquarters
FateReturned to Australia 28 August 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date19 January 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Kanowna', 28 August 1919; disembarked, Sydney, 26 October 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gastric ulcer), Sydney, 19 January 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 June 1941
Age at death48
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, FOX Leonard

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