Bendigo Advertiser

Bendigo Advertiser · Bendigo, Victoria, Australia · Trove

For “Military service” FROM FEB 1915 TO 1916 of Ernest Samuel Fox

writing Iroin Malta on 24th i\lny to Jus wife, Mrn. Fox, of Smith-street, Bendigo, Private K. S. Fox, who had been wounded in fierce fighting at the Dardanelles, an-1 was at first reported by the Defence department as niissing, says: I am gelting 011 alright now, and will soon be well again. [...] I hope our two kiddies are keeping well. [...] Private Fox left with reinforcements in February. TT& was sent to Iho front, with the 6th 'Battalion, and wa.s in action 011 the memorable -day when tho Australian troops first landed on the rugged cliffs at Gaba. Tepe.

OCR as it stands; three passages from the same article joined by [...]. Reading: 'Writing from Malta on 24th May to his wife, Mrs. Fox, of Smith-street, Bendigo, Private E. S. Fox … I hope our two kiddies are keeping well … Private Fox left with reinforcements in February. He was sent to the front with the 6th Battalion …'. Two children by May 1915 = Olive (1912) and Ernest Vivian (1915). Same letter in the Bendigonian 22 Jul 1915 (Trove 90782472) and the Herald 19 Jul 1915 (242366147).

Bendigo Advertiser · Bendigo, Victoria, Australia · Trove

For “Military service” FROM FEB 1915 TO 1916 of Ernest Samuel Fox

Mrs. Fox. of Smith-street, ha.- been notified thai- her httsbaud. Frivate E. S. Fox, has been wourwk-d in France.

OCR as it stands: 'Mrs. Fox, of Smith-street, has been notified that her husband, Private E. S. Fox, has been wounded in France.'

Bendigo Advertiser · Bendigo, Victoria, Australia · Trove

For “Military service” FROM FEB 1915 TO 1916 of Ernest Samuel Fox

i'ratc F x 'vas "working 011 a station Ilami'ton, in. the Western District, :f,3 lie left for Melbourne* to enlist. Ho. ?:!-nons?=t the third reinforcements, and "attached to tho 6th Hattalion.

OCR as it stands: 'Private Fox was working on a station [near] Hamilton, in the Western District, [when] he left for Melbourne to enlist. He [was amongst] the third reinforcements, and [was] attached to the 6th Battalion.'

Bendigo Advertiser · Bendigo, Victoria, Australia · Trove

For “Residence” 1915 of Ernest Samuel Fox

The wife and children of Private E. S. [?] are living in Smith-street, North Ben[?] where Mrs. Fox's father and mother, [?] and Mrs. W. H. Carter, also reside.

Trove's abstract text of the article's opening (the body OCR is heavily garbled). This is the Carter discriminator for the Fox–Carter couple: Mrs Fox's father is W. H. Carter (= William Henry Carter, father named on Ella May Carter's 1884 birth row).

Bendigo Advertiser · Bendigo, Victoria, Australia · Trove

For Ernest Samuel Fox & Ella May Carter

writing Iroin Malta on 24th i\lny to Jus wife, Mrn. Fox, of Smith-street, Bendigo, Private K. S. Fox, who had been wounded in fierce fighting at the Dardanelles, an-1 was at first reported by the Defence department as niissing, says: [...] I hope our two kiddies are keeping well.

OCR as it stands ('Writing from Malta on 24th May to his wife, Mrs. Fox, of Smith-street, Bendigo, Private E. S. Fox … I hope our two kiddies are keeping well'). Two children by May 1915 = Olive (1912) and Ernest Vivian (reg. 753/1915).

Bendigo Advertiser · Bendigo, Victoria, Australia · Trove

For Ernest Samuel Fox (1892–1958)

Tat }io was wounded by a bullet passing i-owpll l''s r'S''1': n:d it occurred on :"h Mav. The Sth May bein ,' his birthday, fox commented"That was "a i; j birthday present." For years ho was T^jliirfd rutting slcepars at Grey town, v^r?'hif f.'iher and mother, Mr. and Mrs. v~"fo~, ;t'H reside.

OCR as it stands. Reading: 'That he was wounded by a bullet passing through his right [leg], and it occurred on 8th May. The 8th May being his birthday, Fox commented "That was a nice birthday present." For years he was engaged cutting sleepers at Greytown, where his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. [?] Fox, still reside.' Gives his birthday (8 May) and places his parents at Graytown, Vic, in 1915.