Alfred John FOX

Regimental number2/2415
Date of birth18 July 1890
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWarehouseman
Address7 Hanover Street, Linwood, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 11"
Weight175 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Fox, 7 Hanover Street, Linwood, Christchurch
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankSaddler
Final unit13th Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 14 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row H, Grave No 17), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Rosetta E. Fox, 7 Hanmer Street, Linwood, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 13 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 7 April 1916.

Found guilty, Havre, 21 April 1916, of being absent without leave: forfeited 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant.

Admitted to 11th General Hospital, 1 June 1916; transferred to 9th Stationary Hospital, 3 June 1916 (not yet diagnosed: slight); discharged to No 10 Convalescent Camp, 28 June 1916; attached to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 2 July 1916.

Admitted to 18th General Hospital, Camieres, 15 July 1918; discharged to Base Details, 28 July 1916.

Marched out to Divisional Artillery, 20 September 1916; posed to 13th Battery, 21 September 1916.

Killed in action, 14 October 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Eighth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805