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Herbert James COX

Regimental number1643
Place of birthBradshaw Creek England
SchoolState School, Bradshaw's Creek, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngine driver
AddressBradshaw, Creek, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Cox, Bradshaws Creek, Tasmania
Enlistment date12 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death29 May 1915
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 12), Anzac, Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
75
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Mary COX, Bradshaws Creek, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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