Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Fox akaberekerwa muDerby muDerbyshire muna 1843, mumwe wevana vatanhatu vakaberekerwa naMarianne "née" Strutt (1814<unk>1898) naDouglas Fox (1798<unk>1885), mutongi uye chiremba. Akadzidza paRossall School neBrighton College asati apinda muchiuto. Fox akatanga basa rake remauto achishanda ne100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot kubva muna 1863-1875, achisimudzirwa kuva Lieutenant muna 1865 uye Captain muna 1871. Neboka rake akaona basa muMalta. Pashure pokuchinjirwa ku42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot (iyo 'Black Watch') akanga ane regiment yake muAldershot muna 1881 asati aona basa mu
Egypt Campaign apo akakuvadzwa panguva yehondo yeTell El Kebir muna 1882. Mumufananidzo waAlphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville unonzi "The Storming of Tel el Kebir" (1882) Fox anoratidzwa kuruboshwe akakuvadzwa papfudzi uye akabatwa nemumwe musoja, nepo muchokwadi akapfurwa muchidya.