COX, Walter Henry
(Service number 506)
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Birth
| Date | 16 July 1883 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 19 November 1914 | Age | 31 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | Overend Street, Norman Park, Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | South African War | ||
| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Ida Adelinda COX, Overend Street, Norman Park, Queensland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | Australian Imperial Force | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance | ||
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| Date | 15 December 1914 | ||
| Transport | Borda | ||
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Death
| Date | 26 July 1949 | Age | 66 years |
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| Place of Death | Queensland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Walter Henry Cox was born, as Walter Henry Clark, on 16 July 1883 at Timaru, the son of Emily. He was educated at Timaru South and Timaru Main schools. He married Ida Adelinda Hofmann on 23 February 1905 in Queensland; and on 9 December 1931 in Queensland, he married Myrtle Millicent Henderson. Ida had died in 1929. On enlistment on 19 November 1914, he was 31 years old and a labourer. He had previously served in the South African War. Walter Henry Cox died on 26 July 1949 in Queensland. His half-brother, Alfred Edward Cox, also served in World War I with the Australian Forces.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [30 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 April 2020]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch) [14 April 2020]; Australia marriage & death indexes (per ancestry.com.au)
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