John William Eric COX

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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

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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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