COX, Leslie George
| Service Number: | 1931 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Narromine, Narromine, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Grafton Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 22 August 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, Narromine War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1931, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1931, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1931, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Leslie George Cox was the son of George Frederick and Annie Montague Cox. He was only in the AIF for 7 months before he was killed at Gallipoli. In thr Red Cross files it seems a Company of the 13th Battalion made an advance over a ridge on the 21 August 1915, not that far from Hill 971. A large shell was said to have caused a high number of casualties and included many wounded. A heavy scrub fire was started and caused further casualties as many of the wounded were trapped in bullet swept ground and were carrying bombs in their pockets which were exploded by the flames. Ten men from the 13th Battalion are recorded as having died on the 21 August, most, in their Red Cross reports, were reported to have died in the same incident.
Leslie’s father was married three times. Leslie’s mother had been separated from her husband for a long time and she wrote to the AIF and demanded all medals and belongings of her son, and accused her ex-husband of bigamy. It seems that Leslie was raised by his father and Leslie gave him as next of kin. Despite the mother’s protestations, the Department of Defence decided to send half of Leslie’s medal entitlements to each of the mother and father.
One of Leslie’s younger half-brothers, also a son of George Frederick Cox, 3410 Pte. Harry Clive Cox 33rd Battalion AIF, was killed in action 31 August 1918, aged 19.
Leslie George Cox was the son of George Frederick and Annie Montague Cox. He was only in the AIF for 7 months before he was killed at Gallipoli. In thr Red Cross files it seems a Company of the 13th Battalion made an advance over a ridge on the 21 August 1915, not that far from Hill 971. A large shell was said to have caused a high number of casualties and included many wounded. A heavy scrub fire was started and caused further casualties as many of the wounded were trapped in bullet swept ground and were carrying bombs in their pockets which were exploded by the flames. Ten men from the 13th Battalion are recorded as having died on the 21 August, most, in their Red Cross reports, were reported to have died in the same incident.
Leslie’s father was married three times. Leslie’s mother had been separated from her husband for a long time and she wrote to the AIF and demanded all medals and belongings of her son, and accused her ex-husband of bigamy. It seems that Leslie was raised by his father and Leslie gave him as next of kin. Despite the mother’s protestations, the Department of Defence decided to send half of Leslie’s medal entitlements to each of the mother and father.
One of Leslie’s younger half-brothers, also a son of George Frederick Cox, 3410 Pte. Harry Clive Cox 33rd Battalion AIF, was killed in action 31 August 1918, aged 19.