Arthur Cox
Memorial: Hawkesbury Upton
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 7859
Parents: John and Annie Cox
Home address: Beverstone, Tetbury, Glos
Date of birth: 1885
Date of death: 29/10/1914
Buried/Commemorated at: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial (Panel 22 and 34), Belgium
Age: 29
Further information:
Arthur was a regular soldier when war was declared and was serving with the 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. On 29th October 1914, the Germans launched a major assault at Ypres. In the confused and severe fighting which would last for three days, the battalion would suffer more than 200 casualties and amongst the missing was Private Arthur Cox. His remains were never found
Arthur Cox is remembered on the Chipping Sodbury and District War Memorial Cottage Hospital board, now at Yate and District Heritage Centre under Hawkesbury
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Many thanks to the researcher Simon Bendry
Forces War Records and CWGC