William James COX

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Service Number:	47
Enlisted:	5 October 1914, Guildford, WA
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	2nd Field Squadron Engineers
Born:	St Leonards, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Midland Junction, Western Australia
Schooling:	Middle Swan State School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Junior Porter
Died:	Illness (Dysentery), German Hospital, Damascus, Syria, 13 October 1918
Cemetery:	Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria Row D, Grave No. 2,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

5 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 47, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Guildford, WA
8 Feb 1915:	Involvement Driver, 47, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1915:	Embarked Driver, 47, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle
15 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 47, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 47, 10th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
8 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Field Squadron Engineers AIF, Egypt
28 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Field Squadron Engineers, Sinai, Egypt
13 Oct 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 47, 2nd Field Squadron Engineers, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 47 awm_unit: 2nd Field Squadron, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-10-13

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