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Military service
Service number:
216386
Age:
29
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Enlistment:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
October 30, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30
Additional information
Son of Mrs. Cox and the late Mr. Cox; husband of Ethel Eleanor Ramm (formerly Cox), of Alexander, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of Private William Thomas Cox
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Inscription on Menin Gate Memorial
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI to COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 859 of 900. -
Cenotaph
Alexander Cenotaph, RM of Whitehead, Manitoba, Canada -
Photo of William Thomas Cox
William Cox and his good friend Roy Clarence Armstrong (#824936) in France. Although there was a 10 years age difference, these two were good friends. Sadly, they died on the same day and both their names appear on the Menin Gate. -
Photo of William Thomas Cox
William 'Bill' Cox. Photo taken in France.
Digital gallery of
Private William Thomas Cox
Digital gallery of
Private William Thomas Cox
Digital gallery of
Private William Thomas Cox
Digital gallery of
Private William Thomas Cox
Digital gallery of
Private William Thomas Cox
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