John William Eric COX

COX, John William Eric

Service Number: 1180
Enlisted: 18 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 22nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town: Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling: Central Brunswick State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Grocer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 3 November 1915
Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
Plot 11, Row B, Grave 2 Rev. T.B. Bennett officiated
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

18 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1180, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
10 May 1915: Involvement Private, 1180, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915: Embarked Private, 1180, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John and Annie Elizabeth Cox of Brunwick, Victoria. Brother of Lily Cox and Roy Cox

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the cadets