| Place of birth | Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria |
| School | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Secretary |
| Address | Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 40 |
| Height | 5' 8.25" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss T Cox, St Aubins, Sorrento, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served as Company Quartermaster in the 5th Victorian Rifles, South African War. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 41 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 62), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ross and Mary COX. Native of Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Other details |
Attested, 19 January 1915, and had been in the Depot since 29 January 1915. This period had included a month at Instructional School. Applied for a commission on 18 April 1915; it was gazetted on 29 May 1915 War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 9 September 1915. Taken on strength of 23rd Bn, Anzac, 16 September 1915. Disembarked from Mudros at Alexandria, 10 January 1916. Promoted Lieutenant, Ismailia, 1 March 1916. Marched out 6th and 7th Brigade Details to join 5th Division, Tel el Kebir, 9 April 1916; taken on strength of 31st Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 9 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916. Reported missing, 20 July 1916. Previous report of missing now, 23 July 1916, reported as killed in action, 20 July 1916 (shell wound to shoulder). Buried Eaton Hall Military Cemetery by Reverend S. A. Beveridge, 20 July 1916. Statement, Red Cross File No 820707, Lt GOUDER, 31st Bn (patient, St Thomas's Hospital, London, England), 21 August 1916: 'My own stretcher bearer told me that Lieut Cox died on the stretcher on the night of July 20th. Second statement, 2170 Pte J.D. SMITH, D Company, 31st Bn (patient, West Hal Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, England), 12 September 1916: 'Informant states that on 19th July in the trenches in fron[t] of Fleury Baix (sic), called the Fromelles trenches, Lieut Cox was wounded in the bombardment, a shell nearly blowing his shoulder away. When Informant saw him he was dead, but his wound had been dressed with a bog pad of wool. Informant helped to bury him next day between the trenches and the village of Fleury Baix.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Next of kin address subsequently 'Somerset', 3 William Street, Brighton, Victoria; then 'Harwood', corner of St. Kilda and Cole Streets, Elsternwick, Victoria; then, 'Maroch', corner of St Kilda Road and Wellington Street, Brighton, Victoria; then, c/o Mrs E. S. Cunningham, 'St. Maxine', 10 Kensington Road, South Yarra, Victoria; then, 17 Albert Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria; then, 18 Murphy Street, South Yarra, Victoria (29 October 1921); then c/o Lyccum Club, E.S and A. Buildings, Collins Street, City (11 June 1930); then 79 Albert Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, COX Harold
Red Cross file 820707 |
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