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William George COX

Regimental number1535
Place of birthTingha New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTingha, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, William Joseph Cox, Tingha, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/12/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on 23 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 21 Septmber 1915 7th Light Horse Regiment 12th Reinforcement; taken on strength 7th Light Horse Regiment 28 December 1915; 5th Amm Sub Park 24 June 1916; 14th LTM Battery 16 February 1917; 54 Battalion 27 August 1917.
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death21
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VI, Row J, Grave No. 8), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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