Sapper William Cox
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1886-04-14
Place of birth:
Marital status: no data
Date of death:
1917-01-21
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, IV. B. 17.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 505165
Highest Rank:
Sapper
Rank detail
Sapper (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 65027
LAC ID:
122659
Service file: B2088-S036
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Henry Charles and Mary Ann Cox, of 50 Belgrave Rd., Stoke Rd., Slough. CEF Burial Registers - Died of Wounds - was working in the trenches in the front line in the vicinity of Neuville St. Vaast when he was hit in the head by a piece of a shell from an enemy field gun. He was immediately taken to No. 10 Canadian Field Ambulance where he succumbed to his wounds about one hour afterwards.
Uploader's Research notes: [Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 3rd Canadian Divisional Engineers 9th Field Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20