COX, William John
| Service Number: | 939 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Thoona, Victoria, 15 August 1887 |
| Home Town: | Henty, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boundary Rider |
| Died: | Natural causes (stomach cancer), Temora, New South Wales, 26 June 1948, aged 60 years |
| Cemetery: |
Temora (Old) Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 939, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Liverpool, New South Wales |
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World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 939, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 939, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 939, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train | |
| 25 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 939, 1st Light Horse Regiment |
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939 Trooper William Cox, 1st Light Horse Regiment, of Henty, Victoria. William Cox embarked with the 5th Reinforcements from Melbourne aboard HMAT Bakara. He returned to Australia on 2 January 1919.
"OBITUARY. Mr. William John Cox
Mr. William John Cox, aged 60, died in the Temora Hospital on 26th June. Mr. Cox was born in Thoona, Victoria, and spent his youth in the Albury district. He enlisted from Henty in the 1914- 18 war and served practically through-out. His regimental number was 939 and he was a member of the First Light Horse and in the first Australian contingent that landed at Gallipoli. He was wounded on active service. On his return from the war he took up a property at Urangeline, but some time afterwards disposed of this to join the staff of the Railway Department as a fettler. In the Department's service he was stationed at Lockhart, Narandera, Condobolin, and then to Henty, finally going to Temora about five years ago. Ill health caused his retirement from the Railway Department this year. In addition to his wife, he is survived by five daughters, Ollie (Mrs. Goodfellow, Albury), Connie (Penrith) Lorraine (Temora), Daphne (Mrs. H. Harpley, Temora), Valerie, (Temora). Two brothers and two sisters also survive, Charles (Woy Woy), Annie (Mrs. De Graves, Newcastle), Edie, (Mrs. Hartley, Lockhart), and Ollie (Albury)." - from the Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser 13 Jul 1948 (nla.gov.au)
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