| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Coolah, New South Wales |
| School | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Sharebroker's clerk |
| Address | Colonna, Old South Head Road, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 10.25" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Cox, Colonna, Old South Head Road, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served as Lieutenant in the 35th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; instructor for 6 months, Waverley Rifle Club. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Machine Gun Company |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 27), Fleurbaix, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Cora COX, Beresford Road, Rose Bay, Sydney. Native of Mudgee, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 33873 Sergeant Archibald Eric COX, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 18 July 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 53rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 29 February 1916. Transferred to 14th Machine Gun Company, 10 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Buried in Rue du Bois Cemetery. Statement, Red Cross File No 08205121, 3500 Pte B.R. BROCK, 14th Machine Gun Company (patient, 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, England), 26 October 1916: 'We went over the trenches together from our second line at Fleurbaix and he went about 15 yards ahead, when a bullet hit him, I should think he was killed at once from the way he fell, this was 19th July about 5 p.m. I stopped to look at him, saw it was hopeless and went on, we held the ground for 500 yards ahead of where he fell. I never saw him after he fell. He was a very popular officer.' Second statement, 2904 Pte J.V. STEPHENSON, 14th Machine Gun Company (patient, 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, England), 23 October 1916: 'I saw him and his body blown to pieces by a shell just outside the Reserve Trench, Fleurbaix on evening of 19-7-16. He couldn't have been buried anywhere.' Third statement, 2733 Pte H. NEWTON, 14th Machine Gun Company (patient, Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, England), 12 November 1916: 'About 6-30 p.m. we commenced to advance and Lt. Cox was wounded soon after he got over the parapet, he was unable to get back to our trench and whilst lying in No Mans (sic) Land he was blown to pieces or buried by shell. It was impossible to go out and fetch him in the time he was wounded as shell fire was so heavy. No sign of his body could be seen when we went out the following day.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, COX Albert Charles
Red Cross File No 08205121 |
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