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COX, Charles Frederick

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	15 September 1914
Last Rank:	Colonel
Last Unit:	6th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia, 2 May 1863
Home Town:	Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Inspector of Accounts
Died:	Non Battle Casualty, Croydon, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA, 20 November 1944, aged 81 years
Cemetery:	Carlingford Anglican Cemetery
Memorials:	Millers Point South African Memorial, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Captain, New South Wales Lancers
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Major, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles
17 Jun 1902:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette. Lieutenant Colonel - NSW Mounted Rifles
26 Jun 1902:	Honoured Companion of the Order of the Bath, London Gazette

World War 1 Service

15 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel
21 Dec 1914:	Involvement 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
13 Jul 1916:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, 'London Gazette', 4th Supplement, No. 29664
6 Jul 1917:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 30169
1 Jan 1918:	Honoured Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, Colonel with 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade, AIF. London Gazette: 1 January 1918
12 Jan 1918:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement, No. 30474
5 Jun 1918:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 31383
2 Dec 1918:	Honoured Distinguished Service Medal, Temporary Brigadier General, with 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade, AIF. London Gazette: 2 December 1918
11 Jun 1920:	Involvement AIF WW1, Colonel, Officer
11 Jun 1920:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Temporary Brigadier General with 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade, AIF. London Gazette: 11 June 1920

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