Name : Victor Alan Fox Son of Frank Fox and Caroline Lavinia Fox (née Rice); husband of Edythe Irene Fox of East Cowes. Isle of Wight. Surveyor. Born : 1901, Newport. Married : 1925, Edythe Irene Carter, registered Steyning, Sussex. One son, Denis Alan Fox, born 1927. |
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Census information
: 1901 : Frank and Lavinia Fox, with their children including Victor aged 2 months, are at 3 Block 1 Quarters, Parkhurst Prison. Frank Fox is an Assistant Warder in the Lunatic Wing. 1911 : Frank and Lavinia Fox, with their children including Victor aged 10, are at 6 South Cottages, Parkhurst Prison. Frank Fox is a Prison Warder. Electoral roll information : 1922 : The Fox family, including Victor, are at 6 South Terrace, Parkhurst. Education : Attended Parkhurst / Hunnyhill School In December 1907 a note in the Head Teacher's Log Book records that 'Victor Alan Fox recited the poem 'Christmas' at the prize giving concert in the Infants School' |
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Service Details
: Lieutenant 85108 Victor Alan Fox, 98 (The Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. |
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Casualty Details
: Died : 28 May 1940 aged 39. Buried at : Lille Southern Cemetery, Nord, France. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these
Memorials : Newport Borough War Memorial |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
IoW County Press, 13 July 1940 National Probate Calendar 1940 |
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Acknowledgments
: Valerie Diebelius, who is recording the Registers of Parkhurst and Hunnyhill Schools |
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Page status : Page last updated : 26 August 2015 (added newspaper report) |