COX, John
| Service Number: | 2129 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Meningie, The Coorong, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2129, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2129, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 7 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2129, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Brother of 6491 Private Rupert Henry Cox 16th Battalion AIF mortally wounded in the head by grenade fragments and taken prisoner at Bullecourt 11 April 1917. Died of wounds as a POW in Germany 26 April 1917.
Biography
"THE LATE PRIVATE J. COX
Private John Cox, who died of wounds received at Gallipoli on September 7, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Cox, of Young-street, Parkside. He was born at Burra, and was 34 years of age. He spent most of his life at Broken Hill, where he was widely respected." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 06 Nov 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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