Christopher Frederick COX

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COX, Christopher Frederick

Service Number:	407493
Enlisted:	12 October 1940
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 454 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Gawler, South Australia, 7 March 1915
Home Town:	Gawler, Gawler, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter and Decorator
Died:	Flying Battle, Crete, Greece, 23 July 1943, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Council WW2 Honour Roll, Gawler RSL Memorial Wall

World War 2 Service

12 Oct 1940:	Involvement Flying Officer, 407493, No. 454 Squadron (RAAF)
12 Oct 1940:	Enlisted 407493, Adelaide, South Australia
12 Oct 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 407493
23 Jul 1943:	Involvement Flying Officer, 407493, No. 454 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre
Date unknown:	Involvement

Personal

My mother Mary Emily Schulze (b. 05 Oct 1919 - also at Gawler, South Australia) was the fiancée of Chris when he joined the Australian Air Force and never returned from WW2.

Mum always spoke very warmly of Chris, and I believe he was her only true love.

Submitted 4 November 2015 by Leslie McKellar

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Biography

Cemetery or memorial details: Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt

"...407493, Flying Officer Christopher Frederick Cox, of Gawler SA, No 454 Squadron (Sqn), RAAF. He enlisted with the RAAF in Adelaide, SA, on 12 October 1940 and flew with No 454 Sqn in the Middle East. He was killed whilst on operations over Crete on 27 July 1943 aged 28." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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