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Thomas Alexander COX

Regimental number19750
Place of birthBallarat Victoria
ReligionProtestant
OccupationCarpenter
Address3 Wilson Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, C Cox, 3 Wilson Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Enlistment date29 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 30
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/36/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Field Artillery Brigade
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 29 November 1915; taken on strength 8th Field Artillery Brigade 1 April 1916; Sergeant 1 April 1916.
FateKilled in Action 16 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death21
Place of burialPont D'Achelles Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 2), Nieppe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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