| Regimental number | 2211 |
| Place of birth | Irrewillipe, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Other training | Nil |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Tomahawk Creek PO, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Cox, Tomahawk Creek PO, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Cobram, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 42.7 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Emma COX, Tomahawk Creek, Victoria. Native of Irrewillipe East |
| Family/military connections | Nephews: 4420 Pte William James JACKSON, 23rd Bn, killed in action, 20 March 1917; 1615 Corporal Edward Frederick JACKSON, 31st Bn, killed in action, 26 September 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 7th Bn, Gallipoli, 5 August 1915. Posted missing, Lone Pine, 8 August 1915; admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance, Anzac, 8 August 1915 (gun shot wound, head); transferred to No 15 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 9 August 1915; embarked for Malta, 16 August 1915 (condition serious); disembarked Malta and admitted to St. George's Hospital, 21 August 1915; to All Saint's Hospital, 4 September 1915; embarked Malta, 26 September 1915; to Overseas' Base, 30 September 1915; embarked Alexandria, 18 October 1915; rejoined 7th Bn, Anzac, 29 November 1915. Admitted to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Lemnos, 19 December 1915; discharged and 7th Bn, Sarpi Camp, 26 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 24 February 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 4 August 1916, to be reported as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 820609, 2618 Pte J. FISHER, A Company, 59th Bn (patient, Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, England), 18 January 1917: 'I saw Cox, he was killed instantly by a shell. This was out in the open. He was in my Coy.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, COX Edward Thomas
Red Cross file 820609 |
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