Regimental number | 355 |
Place of birth | Port Melbourne Victoria |
School | Minyip State School, Gongernong College, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Minyip, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Cox, Minyip, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted August 1914; killed in bombing of hospital by enemy. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gaza, Palestine |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Buir El Belsh War Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 204), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Jane COX, Minyip, Victoria |