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Francis Edward Cox

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Portrait, Francis Edward Cox - This image may be subject to copyright

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Cox AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Frank AWMM
  • Service number
    62911 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 January 1917 AWMM Hawera, Taranaki AWMM
    Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 1 January 1940 AWMM 24 Cameron Street, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs V.T. Cox (wife), Blackhead, Waipaura, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 May 1941 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
    Malaria-admitted to R.A.P. Guadalanal. AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Francis Edward Cox is the son of Mrs R.E. Cox.

    Private Cox embarked for Commando Training School in Australia on 9 May 1941 on the ship Aorangi.

    Lieutenant Frank Cox embarked on the USS Talamanga in Auckland on 1 September 1943 destined for the Pacific war zone. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.43 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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