He is the son of Austral Foot and Christina Cameron. [1]
Boxed locally in the 1930s.
Enlisted Australian Army 13 October 1939. S/No NX 1420 Enlisted 13 October 1939
Embarked for overseas service 9 January 1940.
Embarked for Greece 18 March 1941 with 2/2/ Batallion
Embarked in Middle East 10 March 1942. Disembarked Ceylon 27 March 1942
Admitted 12 Aust General Hospital (pneumonia) 1 April - 10 May 1942.
Disembarked in Melbourne on leave -4 August 1942
Rejoined unit 29 November 1942. First treatment for Malaria 13 December 1942 Promoted Corporal. Embarked Cairns for New Guinea 8 January 1943
RTA 14 January 1943 - malaria
Was discharged from the Army 9 January 1944
Source - various issues of the Mussellbrook paper - Denman News, and Australian Defence Records. Entered Denis Foot 20 February 2014
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