Service number 33338
ORIGINAL NAME PLATE C.1929
On the 17th January 1918 Robert was diagnosed with “Trench Fever”.
Returned to Australia on the 22ndAugust 1919.
Discharged on the 1stDecember 1919.
In 1914 Robert married Ivy Lavinia Bartrop. In 1931 he was a dairy farmer living in Wangaratta. In 1954 Robert lived in Gembrook Road, Nar Nar Goon; he was a farmer.
The reason for his inclusion in the Beaconsfield Avenue of Honour is unknown.
Died on the 11thJune 1970 at Beaconsfield, Victoria. Buried June 1970 at Pakenham Cemetery, Victoria.
Name | FOX, Robert Henry |
Service Number | 33338 |
Rank | Driver |
Roll | Field Artillery Brigade- Monthly Reinforcements-February to May 1917, (May-August 1917) |
Conflict | First World War 1914-1918 |
Embarked | 11thMay 1917 |
City | Melbourne |
Ship | HMAT Shropshire A9 |
Age | 22 years |
Birth Place | 1894, Kensington, Victoria |
Father | Alfred Samuel Fox, Kensington, Victoria |
Mother | Annie Edith (Wright) Fox |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Confectioner |
Residence | “Werona”, Victoria Road, Malvern |
Enlisted | 28thOctober 1916 |
Height | 5 feet, 6 inches |
Complexion | Fair; Eyes- Blue; Hair- Fair |