Eric Edward COXON

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Service Number:	3125
Enlisted:	9 September 1916, Enlisted at Longreach
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kateroy, Longreach, Queensland, 1892
Home Town:	Longreach, Longreach, Queensland
Schooling:	Nudgee College, Brisbane, Queensland
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Killed in Action, Dernacourt, France, 5 April 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Longreach War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

9 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3125, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Longreach
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3125, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 3125, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

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Son of James Edward Coxon and Emma Matilda (nee Avery) Coxon of 'Elwell', Prairie, QLD

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Prior to enlisting Eric worked on his father's property 'Womera' Muttaburra, QLD

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