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Full Name
Charles Fox
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Charles
Surname
Fox
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
39769
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Labourer
Next of Kin
Mr W. Fox (father), Hicks Bay, New Zealand
Marital Status
Single
Enlistment Address
Hicks Bay, New Zealand
Military District
Ruatoria
Body on Embarkation
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon
Embarkation Unit
28 (Maori) Battalion
Nominal Roll Number
WW2 2
Page on Nominal Roll
WW2 65
Last Unit Served
28 (Maori) Battalion
Place of Death
Western Desert
Date of Death
15 December 1941
Age at Death
28
Year of Death
1941
Memorial Name
  • Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
  • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
Memorial Reference
Column 102.
Biographical Notes
Charles Fox was the son of Whare Kahika Fox and Wikitoria Fox, of Hicks Bay
Additional Information
28 (Maori) Battalion, Main Body
Further References
Sources Used
  • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940)
  • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
  • CommonwealthWar Graves Commission URL http://www.cwgc.org
  • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.