FOX, James
(Service number 25504)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Driver | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Bernard Fox (father), 3 Buick Street, Petone, Wellington | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 17th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company | ||
| Date | 23 September 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 65 Pakeha | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, Devon, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 11 April 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, Northern France | ||
| Cause | Killed in Action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Temuka War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Temuka Through the Years, p387, records Fox as:
"...barman and driver of Temuka, was killed in action on 11 April 1918, aged 21 ... He was well known in Temuka, where he took a great interest in football and other sports. He was employed at the Crown Hotel ..."
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (27 August 2015); Temuka through the years : an informal history (Temuka History Book Committee, 2009)
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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