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COX, Walter James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2403 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1936 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia, 12 December 1916 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Aircraft accident), Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia, 15 March 1941, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT P.B.8., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 21 Sep 1936: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
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| 21 Sep 1936: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 2403, No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 2403 | |
| 15 Mar 1941: | Involvement No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Walter and Anne Winifred Cox
Husband of Mary Dorothy Cox of South Yarra, Victoria
Sergeant Walter James Cox 2403 and Flying Officer Francis Burton Smith 645 were killed in the loss of 12 Squadron RAAF Wirraway Aircraft A20-132 near Adelaide River Railway Station, NT
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