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COX, Archibald

Service Number:	303
Enlisted:	22 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mitcham, Adelaide, Australia, 17 November 1894
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Mitcham Public School, Broken Hill Public School, New South Wales, Australia (locally known as Central)
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 6 May 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 30
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial

World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 303, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 303, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 303, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 303, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
6 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 303, 10th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 303 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-06

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas COX, 121 Hubbard Street, South Broken Hill, New South Wales