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Reginald Hugh COX

Regimental number394
Place of birthSt Marys, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33.2
Height5' 8.5"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinFather, E.H.P. Cox, Smithfield, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 October 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/11/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 17 September 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date21 January 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 17 September 1919; discharged (medically unfit: calipes equinovarus [club foot]), Sydney, 21 January 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 June 1952
Age at death71
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, COX Reginald Hugh

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