Australia Service Medal : Warrant Officer 1 E C Fox, 2/5 Field Regiment, AIF

Places
Accession Number REL28413.010
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Medal
Physical description Nickel silver
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1949
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's name.

History / Summary

7579 Warrant Officer Class II Eric Charles Fox enlisted on 11 August 1915 and served with 5 Field Artillery Brigade, AIF. He saw action on the Western Front, and was wounded at Ypres. He was awarded the Military Medal. He returned to Australia on 20 May 1919. During the Second World War he served as NX14373 Warrant Officer Class I with 2/5 Field Regiment and saw service in Syria and later in New Guinea. He was a member of the Manly Life Saving Club and the only member to have his name recorded on the clubs' Roll of Honour for both world wars. He died in 1964.