Regimental number | 6063 |
Place of birth | Orange, New South Wales |
School | State School, New South Wales |
Other training | Nil |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, Francis Cox, Dubbo, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Beaurevoir Wood, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VI, Row E, Grave No. 14/15), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 96 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Dubbo (Old) Cemetery, New South Wales. Headstone states place of death as 'Westhoek Ridge, France [sic]'. Parents: Francis (d. 14 April 1918, aged 64; bu. Dubbo [Old] Cemetery) and Martha COX (d. 13 November 1948, aged 93; bu. Dubbo [Old] Cemetery), Dubbo, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |