William Stanley COX MM

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COX, William Stanley

Service Number:	1346
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 27 December 1895
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Greenkeeper
Died:	8 July 1947, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Morisset Cemetery Details Plot Details: Sect Anglican (Source: Findagrave.com)
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World War 1 Service

25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1346, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1346, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Military Medal Citation – 14 October 1918

“For great personal courage and dash in the operations of 3rd of October 1918 near Joanacourt north of St Quentin. When his company was mopping up it's objective, a machine gun opened fire from a distance of about 50 yards. Lance Corporal Cox rushed across the open and attacked it, killing three of the crew with his rifle and capturing the remainder.” (Source: Enlistment Papers Wm Stanley Cox Service No. 1346)

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