COX, Wallace
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Carlingford, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | King's School Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Orchard Manager |
| Died: | Died of wounds - bomb wound, right thigh; gun shot wound, left arm, At Sea, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea between Gallipoli and Alexandria |
| Memorials: | Carlingford Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Captain, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Captain Wallace Cox of the 1st Light Horse Brigade, who has died from wounds received at Gallipoli, is the youngest brother of Colonel Charles F. Cox, better known as "fighting Charlie." He was 32 years of age at the time of his death, and was educated at King's School, Parramatta. On leaving school he entered upon a career on the land, eventually becoming the manager of his father's orchard property at Carlingford. He joined the 2nd Light Horse as a second lieutenant on December 20, 1909, gaining his second star two years later. In 1912 he transferred to the 2nd Light Horse. On the outbreak of war he went to the front with the 1st Light Horse Brigade, commanded by Colonel H. C. Chauvel.
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