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COX, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1828 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1915, Enlisted in Brisbane, Queensland as part of the Australian Remount Unit 2, Squadron 7, recruitment. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian Remount Unit |
| Born: | Wisbech, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England, 4 December 1865 |
| Home Town: | Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Bronchitis, Toowoomba Hospital, Queensland, Australia, 9 October 1916, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland Burial reference: - Church of England Section. Block 5. Allotment 36 I. Grave 90 Personal inscription: - "Duty Done". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1828, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, Enlisted in Brisbane, Queensland as part of the Australian Remount Unit 2, Squadron 7, recruitment. | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1828, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1828, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 9 Oct 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, Returned to Melbourne, Australia on 14th August 1916 for discharge as being medically unfit due to pre-existing medical condition. |
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