FOX RUSSELL, John . (reg No. 1088).
Captain. Royal Army Medical Corps.
London Gazetted on 11th January 1918.
VC Medal's Custodian this the Army Medical Services Museum, Aldershot, Hampshire.
Born on 27th January 1893 at Holyhead, Anglesey.
Killed in action on 6th November 1917, at Tel-el-Khuweilfeh, Palestine.
Memorials; on grave at Beersheba War Cemetery, Palestine;on the War Memorial, Holyhead, Anglesey; the Middlesex Hospital, London and at the Royal Army Medical Corps HQ. London.
Digest of Citation reads:
Captain Fox Russell continually went out to attend to the wounded, all the time under extremely devastating fire from machine-guns and snipers. Many times, when no other means were at hand, he carried the wounded in himself, even though he was exhausted. He was finally killed in action. Attached to 1st/6th (116th?) Battn. Royal Welch Fusiliers.
Additional information:. Captain Fox Russell also held the Military Cross (MC).


Henry Thornbury Fox Russell
MC R.A.F. late of the 6 Royal Welch Fusiliers killed in an flying accident aged 21 18/11/1918

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Additional material provided by Ken Williams of Colwyn Bay

John on left. Circa 1895

John standing on right circa 1908

Dr. William Fox Russell [ father ] c 1907
Militia Angelsey Territorials

John as a medical cadet. Standing right 1909

Capt. J.R. Fox Russell

1917 Gaza, after award of M.C.

Painting of Capt. J.F. Fox Russell in action with the R.W.F. wounded

Holyhead war memorial 1956

Capt. J.F. FoxRussell

Lt. Henry Fox Russell extreme left.

Lt. HenryFox Russell is the first officer in the photo.

6th. Batt. Plas-Rhug, Aberwystwyth, inspection by Lord Lieutenant 12/4/14
The young officer is Lt. Henry Fox Russell M.C.
All these men served in Palestine.

CONTAINS AN EXCELLENTLY RESEARCHED ACCOUNT OF
Capt. JOHN FOX RUSSELL