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William George COX

Regimental number4047
Place of birthSwindon, Wiltshire, England
ReligionBaptist
OccupationFarm hand
AddressPerth GPO, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 9"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinFather, Walter Thomas Cox, Scarborough Farm, Longcott, Faringdon, Berks, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 June 1916
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 28 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDischarged 21 November 1918
Discharge date21 November 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Fremantle, 30 October 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 December 1916.

Found guilty, 15 January 1917, of being absent without leave from 2400 hours, 12 January 1917, until 2130 hours, 13 January 1917: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and a total forfeiture of 4 days' pay.

Proceeded overseas to France from 8th Training Bn, 28 February 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 1 March 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 5 March 1917; taken on strength of 32nd Bn, in the field, 6 March 1917.

Accidentally wounded, 7 May 1917; admitted to No 15 Australian Field Ambulance, 8 May 1917 (bomb wounds, eye and left arm); transferred to No 56 Casualty Clearing Station, 8 May 1917; to No 3 Ambulance Train, 15 May 1917; to No 1 South African General Hospital, Abbeville, 16 May 1917; to England, 20 May 1917; to No 1 Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 21 May 1917; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 7 June 1917; to No 3 Southern General Hospital, Oxford, 19 August 1917; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 10 October 1917; discharged to furlough, 22 January 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 5 February 1918.

Admitted to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 5 March 1918(gunshot wound, left eye; old); discharged, and marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 18 May 1918.

Married Jessie Gertrude Cox, 6 June 1918.

Granted leave in England for family reasons from 30 July 1918, until 30 October 1918.

Admitted to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 31 October 1918 (gunshot wound, eye, old); discharged 19 November 1918.

Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force (medically unfit), England, 21 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 September 1961
SourcesNAA: B2455, COX William George

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