Private

Ernest Wilkin Cox

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edmund Blachford Cox and David Anne Cox (née Wilkin), of Hamilton Rd., Cambridge, Waikato, Hamilton.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Ernest Wilkin Cox was known as Tony. Many family members have a photo of him with his cousins Hugh and Jack Ross who were killed at Gallipoli after the landing, and Arthur Whitaker who was wounded. H... Read More

He was born on 11 April 1893 at Taupiri. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/710
Name:
Ernest Wilkin Cox
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
11 April 1893
Place of Birth:
Waikato, Taupiri,
Next of Kin: 
E.B. Cox, Rotoorangi, Cambridge, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Rotoorangi, Cambridge, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 16 (Waikato) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 April 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
72
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Ernest Wilkin Cox
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