COX, Herbert
| Service Number: | 3587 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Longford, Tasmania, Australia, 20 December 1880 |
| Home Town: | Weldborough, Break O'Day, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Illness, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 26 February 1940, aged 59 years |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3587, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3587, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3587, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 19 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3587, 45th Infantry Battalion , 6th MD |
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Courtesy of Darren J Thomas
Herbert Erskine Cox [20 Dec 1880 Longford, Tasmania - 26 Feb 1940 Launceston, Tasmania - aged 59yo]
MR. H. E. COX
Sudden Death At Launceston
Mr. Herbert Erskine Cox, aged 59 years, dropped dead on his way to a private hospital, Launceston, yesterday, Mr. Cox received a bayonet wound during the Great War, and since his return has received constant medical attention. He was sergeant-major of the 47th Battalion, and was on active service nearly four years.
Mr. Cox lived the greater part of his life at Weldborough, but recently moved to Launceston. He married Miss M. A. Latham who, with eight children survives him.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at the Carr Villa cemetery."
The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Tue 27 Feb 1940
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MR. H. E. COX
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