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Frank COX

Regimental number3041
Place of birthRaddish Farm, Dunsden, Near Reading, Berkshire, england
SchoolPeppard British Elementary School, England
Age on arrival in Australia26
ReligionCongregational
OccupationFarm hand
AddressPingelly, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, Charles Cox, Radish Farm, Kidmore near Reading, Berkshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 29 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 21 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 18), Poperinghe, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Elizabeth COX, Raddish Farm, Kidmore, Reading, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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