FOX, William
(Service number 6/4034)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 31/07/1871 | Place of Birth | England |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Next of Kin | R. Copeland (friend), farmer, Saint Andrews, New Zealand | ||
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 | 11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 1 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maungnaui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 31 December 1948 | Age | 90 years? |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Fox was born on 31 July 1871 in England.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [09 December 2016]
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