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COX, Robert Elder
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1581, 1581A |
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Enlisted: | 4 September 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia, June 1891 |
Home Town: | Minto, Campbelltown Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Wool Classer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 19 September 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 23) |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1581, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 1581, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 1581, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
19 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 1581A, 19th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1581A awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-19 |
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