Horace Hector COX

COX, Horace Hector

Service Number: 1846
Enlisted: 7 March 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Pioneer Battalion
Born: Jamestown, South Australia, 21 January 1891
Home Town: Parkside, Unley, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bootmaker
Memorials: Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Myrtle Bank War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

7 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1846
11 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 1846, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 1846, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide

World War 2 Service

27 Sep 1939: Enlisted Adelaide, SA

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Biography

Rootsweb ID: I190018 Birth Record: 21 Jan 1891 in Jamestown, South Australia

Mother  Mrs Ellen Cox, Glen Ormond Road, Parkside, South Australia

Previous service:  1 week home service at Mitcham, prior to enlisting in AIF

Described on enlisting as 24yrs 1mth old; single; 6' tall; 137 lbs;
fresh complexion; hazel eyes; dark hair; Methodist; boat tattoo on right forearm

7/3/1916      enlisted in Adelaide, SA

11/3/1916    appointed to A Company, 2nd Depot Battalion, Adelaide camp

11/4/1916    embarked from Port Adelaide, SA, onboard HMAT A60 Aeneas
                   Private in 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
5/1916         disembarked into Suez

proceeded to join British Expeditionary Frces
29/5/1916     disembarked ex HT Invernia, France

20/8/1916     taken on strength of 5th Pioneer, Etaples

29/8/1916     to active service, Etaples
30/8/1916     taken on strength 5th Pioneer Battalion

22/12/1916   sick to hospital
30/4/1917     rejoined 5th Pioneer Battalion

11/5/1917     sick to hospital
30/5/1917     rejoined 5th Pioneer Battalion

27/6/1917     sick to hospital
24/7/1917     rejoined 5th Pioneer Battalion

24/9/1917     sick to hospital
11/12/1917   rejoined 5th Pioneer Battalion, France

19/4/1918     sick to hospital
27/4/1918     discharged to duty, France

2/6/1919      returned to Australia onboard HMAT Beltana, Devonport, England
11/6/1919     admitted to ships hospital - cut to scalp
15/6/1919     discharged from ship hospital
15/7/1919     disembarked into Australia

14/9/1919     discharged from service

Medals           British War medal (11125) and Victory medal (11033)

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  17/5/2016.  Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

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