COX, James Albert
| Service Number: | 2603 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Charlton, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Shire of Charlton Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2603, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2603, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
James Albert Cox was born in Charlton, Victoria, the son of Thomas and Mrs Cox. The family later moved to Bendigo, where they lived at 14 Nettle St Bendigo.
James Albert Cox was the oldest of the three Cox brothers, and the last to enlist. He was a Farmer, like his younger brother, and enlisted in Bendigo on 3.4.16, aged 26 years and 7 months. He was 5’ 3¼” tall, with a fresh complexion, grey eyes and fair hair.
He entered the 2nd Depot Battalion at Castlemaine on 22.6.16. The official date of his commencement of service is 14.7.16, the date on which he was transferred to the Light Horse in Seymour. On 25.7.16 he was appointed to the 23rd Reinforcements for the Light Horse and allotted Service No. 2603. On 16.8.16 he was appointed to the 5th Reinforcements for the 2nd Pioneer Battalion. He embarked for overseas on 18.9.16.
On 15.11.16 he reported at the Pioneer Training Battalion in England and embarked for France on 31.12.16. He spent the first two months in Etaples and was taken on the strength of the 2nd Pioneers Battalion on 8.3.17.
On the 7th September, 1917, the battalion moved to the Ypres locality in Belgium, and began work on building and repairing the roads. James Albert Cox was Wounded in Action on 24.9.17, sustaining shell wounds to his head, right arm, left forearm and both legs. The wounds were severe and he had his left leg amputated above the knee. He was transferred to hospital in England on 19.10.17.
He embarked for return to Australia on 23.7.18, for discharge.
“The Men Listed on the Roll of Honour, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Bendigo”: Larna Malone