Lives of the First World War

24th March 1899 - 1st May 1919

24:03:1899 Leslie Robert Fox was born in East Ham His parents are William Thomas Fox and Mary Ann Fox 31:03:1901 Census - living at 26 Clarence Road, East Ham William T 37 1864 - clerk in shipping office Mary 37 1864 William E 16 1885 - clerk in merchant's office Victor T 12 1889 Ralph E 10 1891 Ethel K 3 1898 Leslie R 2 1899 Sarah Wainer 75 1826 [mother/widow 02:04:1911 Census - living at 84 Durham Road, Manor Park, East Ham William Thomas 47 1864 - passenger manager of steamship owner's office Mary47 1864 Ethel Kathleen 13 1898 - school Leslie Robert 12 1899 - school May Doris 9 1902 Elsie Mary 6 1905 28:03:1917 Enlisted in Royal Flying Corps - 3 Air Mechanic Next of Kin - William Thomas Fox [father] 84 Manor Park 23:05:1917 Recruits Depot - South Farnboro Discharged - "His services no longer being required, having been selected for appointment to a temporary commission as 2nd Lieutenant [on probation] for duty with the RFC Authority - War Office letter 43/YO/593[MSK]504 14:09:1917 Awarded Aero Certificate - 2nd Lt R F C Taken in Avro Biplane at Military School, Sedgeford [address - 84 Durham Road, Manor Park, Essex] 08:01:1898 1 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping Since joining RFC has flown in MF [SH], Avro, BE, AW, RE 8, DH 4, FE 2b and Handley Page Finished courses on aviation - observer - day bombing and night bombing and aerial gunnery 01:04:1918 Transferred to Royal Air Force - Lieutenant A & S 03:04:1918 1 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping to 216 Squadron - Handley Page 05:11:1918 With 216 Squadron Flew with 2nd Lt F R Gibson and Lt L R McKenna in Handley Page 0/400 C 9709. Returning from a raid on Morthange aerodrome, FL and the aircraft was damaged at Luneville 13:11:1918 216 Squadron to England 01:01:1919 Lieutenant Leslie Robert Fox awarded DFC 10:01:1919 Unfit GS 8 weeks Unfit HS 2 weeks Fit LD flying 13:01:1919 Sick leave to M Area M Area to 27 Group 20:01:1919 HQ 27 Group to 166 Squadron 13:02:1919 In hospital in Norwich 01:05:1919 Leslie died in Norfolk War Hospital. Norwich Lieutenant Leslie Robert Fox DFC is Laid to Rest in the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, Manor Park His grave reference is - square 94 grave 65821 The inscription on his Headstone is - Lieutenant L R Fox Royal Air Force 1st May 1919 Age 20 R I P 08:07:1919 Leslie Robert Fox of 84 Durham Road, Manor Park, Essex Lieutenant RAF died 1 May 1919 at the War Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich. Administration London 8th July to William Thomas Fox mercantile clerk. Effects £391 19s 3d ]

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